Facilitating Establishment of a Regional Medical Center
The Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences (IILDS) is a not-for-profit initiative of Liver Foundation West Bengal. Since inauguration in 2016, IILDS has emerged to be a leading clinical center of excellence serving the populations of India’s northeast and Bangladesh. IILDS is specialized in liver and gastrointestinal diseases and performed its first liver transplantation in 2022. The Institute is unique in that state-of-the-art services are provided to all patients in need regardless of their ability to pay. IILDS continues to operate successfully with self-sustainability through a tiered-pricing payment system.
Website: IILDS Website
John C. Martin Centre for Liver Research and Innovations (JCMLRI)
The JCMLRI Center is a research institute established by Liver Foundation West Bengal. It is located on the same campus as IILDS in Sonarpur, near Kolkata. The two distinct institutes -IILDS (clinical services) and JCMLRI (medical science research) — are primed to achieve synergism through close proximity. JCMLRI’s research activities started in 2018 and cover areas of translational genomics, public health and clinical research, with focus on liver health and disease. JCMLRI’s international collaborators include Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Maryland Baltimore. The research center was created to honor John C. Martin with all its current and future contributions to science, medicine, and training of a new generation of research and medical professionals.
Website: JCMLRI Website
Website: JCMLRI Publications