Archive · 18 Dec 2025
IIHMR and AMTZ Partner for Healthcare Advancement
The International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR)-Delhi and the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) have teamed up to make healthcare education and training better in India.
They signed an agreement to work together on creating new courses, teaching skills, and doing research that will help the medical devices industry.
This partnership will help students and professionals get better jobs and learn more about making and using medical devices.
The goal is to make sure that the education and training match what the industry needs, so that India can make more high-quality and affordable healthcare technologies.
They will also focus on areas like managing supplies, following rules, and making sure products are good quality.
This collaboration is part of India's plan to make more things in India and to be self-reliant in the medical technology sector.
IIHMR-Delhi and AMTZ have partnered to advance healthcare education and skill development in the medical devices sector.
The collaboration aims to bridge the gap between academic training and industry requirements through co-created curriculum and skill programs.
Key focus areas include supply chain management, regulatory affairs, quality systems, and technology commercialization.
The partnership enables structured internships, mentorship, and placement pathways for students and professionals within AMTZ-affiliated units.
IIHMR Delhi will establish a satellite centre at the AMTZ campus in Visakhapatnam to deliver executive education programs and industry-aligned skill courses.
- Who
- International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR)-Delhi and Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)
- What
- Strategic partnership to advance healthcare education, skill development, and applied research in the medical devices and medtech sector
- When
- Following the exchange of a memorandum of understanding (MoU)
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, India
- Why
- To bridge the gap between academic training and industry requirements, and to enhance workforce capabilities and policy-relevant evidence in the medical devices sector
- Institutions Involved
- IIHMR-Delhi and Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ)
- Location
- Visakhapatnam, India
- Key Areas of Collaboration
- Curriculum development, skill programs, applied research, internships, and placements
- Focus Areas
- Supply chain management, regulatory affairs, quality systems, technology commercialization
- National Priorities
- Make in India, self-reliance in MedTech