The Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hamdard University, a prominent and highly established University in Pakistan, on 26 January 2001.
Hamdard University provides an academic and enabling environment, which is founded
on the old philosophical belief that the ultimate reality can be reached through pure reason
and intellectual pursuits.
The MoU encompasses academic support - providing teaching and training, student
literature as well as exchange programmes and research.
The Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb is registered as a Non Profit Organization and operates as a charitable trust. It is also an Islamic Waqf. Unlike a trust, a Waqf is irrevocable
(cannot be dissolved).
Being Waqf, the Institute has signed an MoU with the National Awqaf Foundation of
South Africa, to give back to South Africans, irrespective of colour, creed, race or religion.
The MoU was signed between the two institutions on 20 April 2006.
The Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aligarh Muslim University, a residential academic institution of international repute, on 5 November 2007.
Aligarh Muslim University was established in 1875 by Indian Muslims. It offers more
than 250 courses on traditional and modern branches of education. It is one of the
oldest universities in India and has a renowned reputation.
The MoU signed between the two organizations encompasses features such as
collaborative research and academic support.
The Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb, and Jamia Hamdard entered into an MoU which was officially signed and accepted on 16 April 2003.
Jamia Hamdard, conceived as a seat of higher learning in Unani Medicines was
established in 1948 to highlight the contribution of Islam and Islamic culture to Indian
civilization as well as focusing on the development of Unani Medicines.
The MoU encompasses academic support, research activities as well as a programme
for academic exchange.
The Institute is facilitating the offering of a two year part-time Postgraduate Diploma in Unani-Tibb Medicine at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), which will be offered in the 2012 academic year.
The curriculum of the Postgraduate Diploma, developed by the Institute, was evaluated at a Curriculum Review Workshop, conducted on the 4th & 5th May 2010. Experts from India and Pakistan, in the field of Unani Medicine, together with local academics participated in the Review Workshop. Mr Shafick Hassen, Head of Nursing Department at CPUT was a member of the review panel.
The Institute is proud to be one of the sponsors of the Traditional Healer’s Chair at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN). The Chair will provide a platform for training, research and development in the fields of African and other forms of Traditional Medicines which at this stage includes Unani-Tibb. Prof Nceba Gqaleni and Prof Indres Moodley from the Traditional Healers Chair, together with international experts participated in reviewing the course material developed by the Institute during the Curriculum Review Workshop, held on the 4th & 5th May 2010. It is intended that UKZN will offer training in Unani-Tibb at both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in the 2013 academic year.
The affiliation with Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children was formed with the opening of a Tibb Medical Centre on the premises of the Saartjie Baartman Centre in 2008.
The Tibb Medical Centre, in addition to providing employment for recently qualified Tibb doctors enables the surrounding communities to access Tibb treatment as is currently available through Tibb Clinics in other areas such as Langa.
The association with Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women & Children further facilitates the Tibb caring principles to be expanded and included with other orgsanisations that Saartjie Baartman is affiliated to such as Anex CDW, Khululeka,Childline, REACH and Gender Dynamix.
The Medical Centre caters for the needs of the many women and children based at the organization itself and other women and children who access the services of the other partners on site, in the form of free consultation and subsidized medication.
The clinic also supports the women and children at IRFSA (Islamic Resource Foundation of South Africa).
IMA Marianhill Clinic Partnership
The Islamic Medical Association Clinic in Dassenhoek, Durban, serves the poor community of Marianhill. The Ibn Sina Institute has entered into a partnership with the clinic to offer the services of a Lifestyle Advisor to the community accessing the clinic. The advisor is raising awareness amongst patients at this primary healthcare clinic on the benefits of preventative healthcare, and providing practical guidelines on how patients can take responsibility for their own well-being. By empowering individuals, Tibb aims to effectively contribute to the development of the surrounding community and to assist people in living happier, healthier lives.
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Osizweni Community Centre
The Osizweni Community Centre was established in 2008 by Islamic Relief to cater for the educational, health and social needs of the informal settlements surrounding Ennerdale. Located approximately 30km southwest of Johannesburg, the Centre provides assistance to orphans and vulnerable children and their guardians, in the form of day care services, aftercare services and food parcels, as well as educational activities aimed at social upliftment and skills development of the children and their guardians. Counselling services are also offered to support people living with HIV and AIDS, orphans, and those affected by gender-based violence and social issues. The Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb has entered into partnership with the Centre to sponsor a Lifestyle Advisor, whose role is to raise awareness and educate people on practical healthy living habits and improving the management of their chronic illnesses.
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South African Red Cross Society Eventide Old Age Home
Situated in Brakpan, Gauteng, the Red Cross Eventide Old Age Home caters for 55 individuals primarily over the age of 70 years. The majority of residents require frail care and all existing resources are focused on meeting the basic physical needs of the residents. To this end, The Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb has entered into a partnership with the Home to provide the services of a Lifestyle Advisor, as well as some financial assistance. The main role of this partnership is to provide residents with physical and mental stimulation through exercises and advice based on the principles of Tibb.
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Footprints
An organisation run by retired nurses serving the needs of the very poor living with HIV and other chronic illnesses around Soweto. The Society runs a hospice for the severely ill, known as Footprints. Tibb now sponsors a health professional, an assistant caregiver and their driver to enable those discharged from the hospice to achieve and then maintain a healthy lifestyle in their difficult home circumstances. Alongside this, Tibb also sponsors home food gardens, and food hampers for those most in need, to ensure discharged patients are able to meet their nutritional needs.
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Muslim AIDS Project
Muslim Aids Programme (MAP) is an NGO which has been operating on a national, provincial and community level since 1997. It is a joint project run by the Jamiatul Ulama and Islamic Careline. MAP is involved in training workshops for the community, outreach programmes, lifeskills programmes for the youth, train the trainer workshops, refreshments and counselling for patients with HIV in hospital, and orphans and vulnerable children projects. One children’s home is in Fordsburg, where all the children are sick and are from poor backgrounds.
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Thusong
Thusong Care and Support Group operates in Ga-ramkuwa View, North of Pretoria. Amongst the community served, there is 95% unemployment and the majority of families have first-hand experience of the negative social impact of drugs. The Group provides Home Based Care to people living with HIV and AIDS and other health issues, and refers them to the local clinic as appropriate.
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Mustadafin Foundation
Mustadafin was established in Cape Town in 1986 to address the issues of dependency, unemployment and illiteracy in South Africa, through developing partnerships and networks, encouraging healthy lifestyles, creating self-reliant communities and advocacy. Services include community Home Based Care, HIV/AIDS support and awareness programmes, feeding for 15,000 people daily, early childhood development centres, and a Youth and Mental Health Department.
