Whilst observing the negative impact of Corona Virus, the International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS) salutes the health care professionals of the world for battling through the pandemic.
Despite the virus having a high infectious rate, health care teams representing a wide range of services do not have the luxury of working from home. Nurses, doctors, medical laboratory technicians, physiotherapists and all allied health servicemen are currently the front-line heroes of the disaster.
“There has never been a more appropriate time to openly thank our all health care professionals for the selfless and compassionate acts.”
The International Institute of Health Sciences (IIHS) in its 18 years of existence has contributed to the national and international workforce by providing educated nurses, physiotherapists and bio-medical scientists armed with the latest up to date knowledge and skills by incorporating research and evidence-based practice.
In the present day it is vital for professionals in the health system to integrate such vital dimensions of education in to their practice. Furthermore, with exposure to the international standards in education the health care professionals produced remain up-to date with recommended practice.
In Sri Lanka, IIHS has contributed to over 500 graduate nurses who are currently working in the front-line of the Covid-19 response.
Furthermore, an additional 1500 students following the Bachelors in Nursing degree continue to work in the major hospitals dedicated to battling the virus. Additionally, a further 500 IIHS alumna provide health care globally- in Australia, United Kingdom, Europe, United States of America and many more countries.
CEO/Founder/Director Academic of IIHS, Dr. Kithsiri Edirisinghe, said, “18 years ago IIHS was founded with the intention of providing skilled labour to the world in the form of health care professionals, with a special focus on nurses. Our Graduate nurses are armed with an international degree from Coventry University (United Kingdom) or Open University Malaysia, thus contributing to great clinical outcomes.”
Dr Kithsiri stated, “In the developed countries, a Registered Nurse earns approximately Rs 7 lakhs and many of our Sri Lankan nurses who choose to seek foreign employment add to the country’s foreign exchange through this process.
We have also produced many diploma holding nursing, physiotherapy and bio-medical students who have continued pathway programs to complete degrees in well-renowned universities in Australia, Finland, United Kingdom and United States of America. More than 500 of these students have now obtained registration and are no doubt working as frontline health care professionals during this pandemic.”
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