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The Centre for Brain Research was established as an autonomous, non-profit research organization in the Indian Institute of Science campus under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act of 1960. CBR is funded by philanthropy and receives research grants for specific projects from several granting agencies. This is a unique initiative in the current research environment in India that will help in conducting cutting edge research on aging brain and age-associated brain disorders.

The mandate of CBR is to carry out transformational research to understand the functioning of the aging brain in health and disease. CBR has initiated comprehensive, long-term longitudinal studies of cognition, genetics and brain imaging in elderly population that includes patients as well as healthy individuals. The uniqueness of the Indian population provides an ideal basis for carrying out such studies to identify potential protective factors and risk factors.

CBR also spearheads the GenomeIndia project that is funded by the Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India. GenomeIndia is a step towards integrating genetic information into healthcare practice, leading to India specific precision medicine.

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National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is world-renowned as a centre for mental health, neurosciences and allied fields. The vision of NIMHANS is to be a world leader in these areas and to evolve state of the art approaches to patient care through translational research. The contributions of NIMHANS in providing the highest quality of clinical services, standards of excellence in training and active engagement in research in these specialized fields are widely known. NIMHANS has been committed to training in basic sciences related to the brain and mind, behaviour in health and ill-health, translation of evidence from the bench to the bedside, as well as in the community. The concurrent emphasis on both biomedicine as well as psychosocial aspects has driven research ranging from neuroplasticity, imaging and genomics to the psychological, spiritual and anthropological aspects of mental well-being and illness.

NIMHANS is a globally recognized institution, collaborating with more than 20 international organizations. At the national level, faculty from NIMHANS have contributed to developments in a host of areas including mental health and addictions, other non-communicable disorders, trauma care, child health, disaster preparedness, geriatric care and many others.

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Ramaiah Group of Institutions: Founded with a focus on Healthcare and Education. Today, the Ramaiah Group has 19 institutions, striving towards breaking new ground in these sectors.

MISSION: Through work in Healthcare and Education, the Ramaiah Group seeks to move our society towards harmony and inclusiveness.

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CommonAge: The Chairman of CommonAge, Andrew Larpent, was fortunate to be offered a place on Commonwealth Study Conferences Leaders (CSC Leaders) programme. Andrew’s involvement took him first to London in March 2013 for a week of immersion in the challenges and opportunities facing communities from Commonwealth countries living in the UK. It was during this programme that the initial concept for CommonAge was developed and tested. It was overwhelmingly supported as one of the leading initiatives to be taken forward after the study conference.

On 22 July 2013, a workshop hosted by Compass Group, was held Melbourne to discuss the formation of CommonAge. CommonAge was officially launched in Melbourne, Australia in November 2013. The then Commonwealth Secretary General, Kamalesh Sharma warmly welcomed the CommonAge initiative, which fills the gap within the 53 Commonwealth countries.

The CommonAge group of professional CEOs and supporters across the Commonwealth are committed to building the Global Ageing Network and reaching out to developing countries.

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Association of HealthCare Providers India (AHPI) represents the majority of healthcare providers in India.

It works as "not for profit" organization and advocates with the government, regulatory bodies and other stake holders on issues, which have bearing on enabling its members organizations to deliver appropriate healthcare services to community at large. The association functions through an empowered secretariat which facilitates the member organizations in improving their systems, processes and outcomes on continuous basis, in line with the vision, mission and objectives of the association.

Vision: The Association of Healthcare Providers (India)'s vision is to have a healthy India, encompassing society, community and common man at the grass root.

Mission: AHPI shall work with all stake holders in establishing a national system where, common man can avail assured universal access to basic health services. The Federation will facilitate its members and partnering bodies, in carrying out healthcare improvements to serve the community effectively and efficiently.

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Vayah Vikas is a not-for-profit organisation based in Bengaluru that is driven by the philosophy of "by the seniors, for the seniors, of the seniors". The platform is focused on giving older adults charge of their wellness & well-being & opportunities for productive engagement so that they can build dignified lives. Our aim is to brighten your growing years, making it more fulfilling.

Vayah Vikas is a compassionate, senior-driven ecosystem of well-designed services and opportunities enabling seniors to lead independent lives with dignity and meaning.

Vayah Vikas' dream is to evolve into a pan-India entity that will enable every Indian senior to live their life to their full potential. Vayah Vikas recognizes and believes seniors as actively contributing members of society.

Mission: Vayah Vikas aspires to reach 1 million older adults in the next two years based on the membership model. Vayah Vikas believes a healthy society is incomplete without the wisdom of our elders. However, due to various reasons, they feel isolated or disconnected. To bridge the gap, Vayah Vikas is looking forward to connecting with like-minded organizations on a partnership basis and government institutions to set up state-wise chapters enabling them to cater to every senior citizen of India.

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Association of Senior Living India (ASLI) was formed, as an initiative by Mr. M H Dalal, CMD of Oasis Senior Living, a veteran consultant and an assiduous proponent of the Senior Living industry for the last decade, with the support of Mr. Ankur Gupta, Jt. Managing Director of Ashiana Housing, creators of Senior Homes under UTSAV.

The Acronym, ASLI, meaning ‘real’ in Hindi, was coined by Mr. Dalal, to echo the urgent need for real and committed players in this nascent industry of Senior Living.

The same Hindi word is used in the Malay language, where it is also taken as meaning ‘Original’ – in Malaysia the term Orang Asli is used to describe the early, or original.

While ASLI will not provide any direct services to the “Target audience”, it aims to safeguard their interest and be an interface between them and service providers.

ASLI will strive to outline guidelines, frameworks, policies, and so on, more for the ASSISTED LIVING space rather than for Independent or Adult living. ASLI will create guidelines to advance excellence in senior living in India and champion quality of life for the millions of Indian seniors who will benefit from professionally-managed senior living communities.

ASLI has been incorporated under Section 25 of the Indian Companies act. It is a Non- Profit, no Capital Organisation.

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Nightingales Medical Trust is a professionally managed not-for-profit organization based in Bengaluru working for the well-being of the elderly since 1998. The Trust strives to strengthen family bonds and promote community-based support systems, and provides a system of affordable and accessible services, thereby setting new trends in age care.

NMT works towards the welfare of Senior Citizens through various innovative projects focussing on Dementia Care, Active and Healthy Ageing, Elder Abuse, Social Integration, Livelihoods and Capacity Building.

VISION: A society where elders are healthy, happy, empowered and socially integrated.

MISSION: To enhance the quality of life of elders through innovative & appropriate community-based support systems, comprehensive geriatric care with special focus on dementia and active ageing, combating elder abuse, enabling livelihoods, public education, advocacy and capacity-building programs.

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NABH - A Collaborator with DIA for DemCon 2024

National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) is a constituent board of Quality Council of India, set up to establish and operate accreditation programme for healthcare organisations. the board is structured to cater to much desired needs of the consumers and to set benchmarks for progress of health industry. The board while being supported by all stakeholders including industry, consumers, government, have full functional autonomy in its operation.

VISION: To be the apex national healthcare accreditation and quality improvement body, functioning at par with global benchmarks.

MISSION: To operate accreditation and allied programs in collaboration with stakeholders focusing on patient safety and quality of healthcare based upon national/international standards, through process of self and external evaluation.

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ASLI - A Collaborator with DIA for DemCon 2024

The St. John’s Medical College Hospital was conceived as the cradle of clinical learning for all our graduates and postgraduates affiliated to our institutes across the health fields of medicine, nursing, paraclinical and allied health. This professional education can only occur by providing learning experiences that are academically sound, holistic, comprehensive and professionally delivered by our physicians who are also faculty. The hospital began functioning on the 8th December, 1975, and has steadily grown from a few hundred beds and units to over 40 full-fledged departments providing care and treatment services, both specialty and super specialty. By 2018 we would have added 600 beds to continue to be one of the largest health care facilities under one roof in Bengaluru with 2000 bed strength.

The purpose of our hospital is three-fold with the patient paramount to our existence.

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