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SRHU and Rama Foundation UK collaborate to Advance Healthcare and Education

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.

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International Endowed Chair Professor

Prof Rakesh Kumar

Prof Rakesh Kumar is the Founder and President of the Breast Cancer in Young Women Foundation (USA), dedicated to vaddressing the distinct issues affecting young women with breast cancer. He also serves as the International Endowed Chair Professor at the Cancer Research Institute of the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. Additionally, he holds adjunct professorships at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr Kumar earned his Ph.D. from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1984 and began his research career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in January 1986. From 1988 to 2017, he held various academic and leadership positions —including faculty member, tenured professor, distinguished professor, endowed chair, department chair, and research leader—at esteemed institutions such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the National Chair for Cancer Research for the Government of India and as a distinguished professor, continuing his innovative work in breast cancer research.

With nearly 40 years of research and professional experience, Dr. Kumar has made conceptual contributions to the field of cancer research (h-index 108, citations >50,000). He has authored over 325 peer-reviewed publications, edited or co-edited nine books, and delivered 290 invited lectures worldwide. His work has been featured on the covers of 18 major cancer journals and has been highlighted in institutional research reports of the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

A passionate educator and mentor, Dr. Kumar has guided 67 trainees throughout his career. He serves on the editorial boards of multiple leading cancer journals and has served on the editorial boards of 21 top cancer journals. His global reputation is further demonstrated by his participation in about 100 peer-review panels for cancer research funding in the US and internationally over the past 28 years.

Dr. Kumar's innovative research has earned him numerous prestigious honors, including the Hinkle Society Faculty Award at Penn State University (1994), the Dalla/Fort Worth Living Legend Faculty Achievement Award in Basic Sciences (2004), the Ranbaxy Research Award (2006), and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Indian Scientists in Cancer Research (2013), among others. Dr. Kumar's pioneering research continues to have a profound influence on the fields of oncology and breast cancer, opening up new opportunities for biomedical scientists and trainees worldwide.