IMPACT (organisation)

IMPACT is an international initiative which focusses on preventive and social health and promote awareness and intervention to prevent avoidable disability. Founded in 1980s by Sir John Wilson, IMPACT was formed as a part of the UNs "Decade of disabled people". The UK IMPACT Foundation (UKIF), which is the central organisation to its sister projects over the world, was formally registered as a charity in 1985. The organisations international programme was formally set up by the United Nations General Assembly supported by the British government. Although it doesn't receive any financial assistances from these organisations, it is jointly promoted by the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the UNDP. IMPACT currently has projects focussing on disability prevention, social health, nutritional health, child health as well as disaster relief in some of the least developed nations in Asia and Africa, including countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal, East Africa. Notable projects implemented by IMPACT include the Lifeline Express in India, Jibon tori in Bangladesh etc.

History

UK IMPACT Foundation

Neighbourhood Healthwatch

Bangladesh

The Jibon Tori

Masudul Haque Memorial Health Centre

The Sir John Wilson Assistive Device Centre

Cambodia

IMPACT East Africa Foundation (IEA)

Neurosurgical Mission

afer Motherhood project

India

Lifeline Express

District Disability Reduction Programme

PNR Society (PNR)

KEM Research Centre, PUNE

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

Nutrition program

Hearing program

Child Health

ri Lanka

Thailand

Other

Affordable Hearing Aid Project

Eastern Mediterranean

Hong Kong

Norway

USA

References

* [http://www.rotary1100.org/PDFs/IMPACT/ImpactataGlance.pdf Rotary club. IMPACT at a glance] .
* [http://www.impact.org.uk/ IMPACT UK] .