CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

HOPE Initiative as a Center Of Excellence seeks to be a central hub that acts as a think tank and knowledge center in the areas of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Diabetes. We have developed a knowledge base and created various models of intervention strategies which are replicable, robust and scalable. The hub plays a strong role as a technical resource center for other organizations intending to work on similar interventions.

The Centre of Excellence includes the following cells:

• Research Cell: The research cell undertakes field research on the magnitude of the health problems, unmet needs, specific areas and scopes for innovative school based programs, monitoring of programs, and impact evaluation on a continuous basis.
• Creative Cell: The creative cell is the innovative think tank which designs a wide range of innovative programs for different sections of school students of varying backgrounds. The programs and tools are so designed that children may take them home and engage their family on the subject, an aspect of particular importance to students from rural or lower socio-economic backgrounds whose parents are often not literate. Thus the cell is responsible for development of various types of teaching learning materials, books, BCC aids and allied materials.
• Field Operation Cell: This is essentially a field based cell responsible for providing various types of training, orientation and technical support. It is also be responsible for liaisoning with the government for seeking permission and linkages for public private partnerships.
• National Advocacy Cell: To interact with, take inputs from, and pass on the program to other interested organizations (other BMSF grantees) in a manner that can be adapted to their local needs, there would be a national advocacy and networking cell.

If you seek to be a part of our Centre of Excellence or would like to collaborate with us to share our knowledge base, please click here.