Published on: August 12, 2025
SRHU and Rama Foundation UK collaborate to Advance Healthcare and Education
SRHU (Swami Rama Himalayan University), has entered into a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UK-based Rama Foundation, a registered charity dedicated to healthcare and education initiatives for disadvantaged communities. The MoU, signed on 12th August 2025, marks the beginning of a collaborative health partnership to enhance healthcare education, research, and service delivery.
The Rama Foundation, established in 1996, has a long-standing commitment to supporting skill development, volunteer programs, and community well-being in India and beyond. SRHU, with its integrated approach to education, healthcare, and rural development, provides a robust platform for joint initiatives. Its legacy institutions, including Himalayan Hospital, Cancer Research Institute, and Rural Development Institute, alongside seven schools and colleges, make SRHU a unique hub of interdisciplinary education and research.
The partnership seeks to facilitate exchange of knowledge, ideas, skills, and best practices between healthcare professionals and academic institutions in the UK and India. Both organizations will collaborate on training programs, student and faculty exchanges, and research in healthcare delivery models. Special focus areas include the development of palliative and supportive care services, clinical treatment protocols, and innovative approaches to healthcare service delivery.
Aligned with the Principles of Partnership, the collaboration emphasizes co-development, mutual learning, equity, sustainability, and climate responsibility. Funding for health partnership activities will be sought jointly, with priority on training health workers and strengthening community and hospital-based healthcare.
Under the agreement, the Rama Foundation will act as the key link with UK partners, facilitating training, compliance with healthcare standards, and reciprocal learning. SRHU will implement best practices, co-develop training programs, conduct joint research, and engage in student-faculty exchanges, reinforcing its vision to transform lives through holistic education and healthcare.
The MoU will remain valid for five years, renewable with mutual consent, and is expected to bring lasting impact by fostering innovation, capacity building, and inclusive growth in healthcare education and services.
