University Of Leicester, Apollo University To Launch Global Research Centre

The Global Research Centre For Digital Health And Precision Medicine is expected to be an internationally recognized hub across multiple health domains.

The University of Leicester UK, Apollo Hospitals and Apollo University in India have joined forces to introduce a global centre for digital health and precision medicine research.

Centre for Digital Health and Precision Medicine (CDHPM) opened the official hub for India yesterday at the Apollo University campus, in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh.

President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, said,“The establishment of the centre will allow Leicester and Apollo to build the healthcare of the future with the potential to transform lives, not only in India and the UK, but around the globe. Combining the world-leading expertise of both institutions means we can find new and novel ways to solve the biggest challenges in health. We have also taken the first steps to provide cutting-edge degree programmes designed to address the current and future shortages of expertise in healthcare services, both in the UK and India.”

Commenting on the launch of CDHPM, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chancellor of the Apollo University and Founding Chairman, Apollo Hospitals, said, “At Apollo we have always been pro-health, and the Centre for Digital Health and Precision Medicine (CDHPM) sits at the core of that belief. With the CDHPM, we aspire to transform healthcare delivery by bettering disease prediction, prevention, diagnosis, and management for acute and chronic conditions and are committed to profoundly impacting global healthcare. I am certain that such advancements will benefit patients globally and shape the future of personalised and data-driven medicine. I am happy to have launched the research centre in my birthplace in partnership with the University of Leicester.”

Leicester-Apollo Programmes To Launch In 2025

There are courses to be launched in 2025 to help junior doctors from India progress their careers and address the shortage of specialist nurses in India. Two Masters programmes will be launched for junior doctors. BAPIO Training Academy (BTA) offering Junior Clinical Fellowship programme will see junior doctors from India spend two years working at Apollo Hospital in India and later two years in the UK at the NHS hospitals. Moreover, two full-time healthcare Masters programmes in computational health data science and mental health nursing will be launched.

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