Description
Established In 2015
About the organization
FIND is a global non-profit organization that drives innovation in the development and delivery of diagnostics to combat major diseases affecting the world’s poorest populations. Globally, FIND is registered in Switzerland and headquartered in Geneva, with in-country hubs in India, South Africa, Kenya and Vietnam. Since 2003, FIND has been instrumental in the development of 24 new diagnostic tools. Over 50 million FIND-supported products have been provided to 150 low- and middle-income countries since the start of 2015.
FIND’s activities in India, initially focused on in-country evaluation and demonstration studies for new TB diagnostic tools, such as liquid culture and drug susceptibility testing, rapid speciation, molecular line-probe assay, LED-based fluorescence microscopy, and GeneXpert® MTB/Rif assay. The data from these studies formed part of the body of evidence that ultimately enabled their endorsement by World Health Organization (WHO). The data also informed India’s Revised National TB Control Program (currently called the “National TB Elimination Program” or NTEP), policy on the introduction of these technologies at the national level and subsequent formulation of guidelines for the detection and management of drug-resistant TB with these new diagnostic technologies.
Thereby, FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, seeks to ensure equitable access to reliable diagnosis around the world. They connect countries and communities, funders, decisionmakers, healthcare providers and developers to spur diagnostic innovation and make testing an integral part of sustainable, resilient health systems. They are working to save 1 million lives through accessible, quality diagnosis, and save US$1 billion in healthcare costs to patients and health systems. FIND has been working in India since 2007. In partnership with the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), FIND is facilitating delivery of quality assured laboratory services for effective and accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). FIND has also supported the introduction and expansion of new, rapid, accurate and affordable tests for TB within the NTEP to strengthen country laboratory capacity. FIND is focused on supporting country’s response to COVID-19, through training & capacity building, augmenting RT-PCR, sequencing capacity and implementation of innovative service delivery models.
Special features of the organization
- The organization aim to elevate innovation and access to new and improved diagnostic technologies through a new dynamic of demand and supply that can unlock value for health systems and patients
- FIND India has been a key partner of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India
- 6 new TB tests validated and supported for market entry in India
- 12 partner sites active for diagnostic validation studies
- 61 TB culture and drug susceptibility testing (C&DST) established accross the country
- 2.1 million patients tested for TB and DR- TB and >130,000 cases of DR- TB detected across FIND-supported laboratories in the public sector
- >135,000 TB patients identified & notified from the private sector with >80% tracked till successful treatment outcomes
- 90,000 children screened, >6200 children diagnosed with TB and linked to treatment via 1416 hospitals/clinics across public and private sector health facilities
- 76,000 persons screened for hepatitis C, >9000 cases detected and >5000 linked to treatment
Why should a corporate partner with organization?
FIND India is a well-established and recognised non-profit organization with pan-India presence as well as a strong financial and programmatic track record of over 5 years in India.
FIND India has executed multi-million dollar grants from notable institutional and multilateral donors such as The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (FIND India is currently a principal recipient to The Global Fund), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Unitaid and others.
FIND India has a wide portfolio of CSR projects through corporate donors including Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences, Inc., PepsiCo India, Optum Global Services India, Tetrapak India and Voltas, implemented in close alignment Govt. of India. Projects are designed with a focus on sustainability and leverage FIND’s strong relations with National government bodies such as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the National Viral Hepatitis Control Program (NVHCP) and the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI as well as with various State Governments.
FIND India has a strong technical team including technical, programmatic (experts in public health, laboratory medicine, biomedical engineering and medicine) personnel, and support teams consisting of experts in procurement, logistics, HR, finance and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) teams. FIND India has both organizational and project specific internal control and approval processes, a robust code of conduct and other key policies with a defined escalation process.
Chief Functionary
Name : Sanjay Sarin
Designation : Country Head
Email : sanjay.sarin@finddx.org
Contact
Name : Rajashree Sen
Designation : Senior Manager-Programs & Partnership Management
Email 1 : rajashree.sen@finddx.org
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