The Initiative to Promote Research in Homeopathy (IPRH) was founded by Dr Saurav Arora in the year 2011, as a passion to disseminate homeopathic research. This IPRH was founded to overcome challenges by sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources. IPRH aims to promote research, to enhance research awareness, disseminate scientific research, exchange information, and extend help in undertaking research in homeopathy. All these years, despite highs and lows, IPRH followed the core principle – Aude Sapere – “Dare to be Wise.” Today, this concept is well accepted as evident from the increasing numbers of subscriptions and collaborations with individuals and associations.
IPRH runs on the philosophy of liberal exchange of scientific knowledge and expertise!
Research in homeopathy has always been a challenge. There are couple of issues that are important to address, few of which are:
- Complex nature of research in ultra-high dilutions
- Homeopathic philosophy and its relation to research terminology
- Lack of basic research orientation
- Inadequate research literacy and awareness
- Poor motivation
- Scarcity of funds
- Scepticism etc.,
Despite presence of numerous scientific research studies in homeopathy, homeopathy is either not quoted or insufficiently understood or both. Key
Key Objectives of IPRH
- Promotion of Research in Homeopathy through sensitizations, research education (literacy), reading research, and sharing expertise.
- Exchange of knowledge, expertise and resources for the promotion and undertaking of Research in Homeopathy.
- Capacity building by organizing/participating in CMEs/Seminars/Workshops for the dissemination of research.
- Collaboration with institutions, organizations, and individuals for undertaking research in homeopathy.
- Formulation and upgradation of knowledge databases e.g. Database of Scientific Publications in Homeopathy.
- Identification of Priority Areas of Research in Homeopathy from time to time.
- Formulation of generic protocols in Homeopathy for clinicians.
- Development of guidelines/resources/handy information about research in homeopathy.
- Formulation of Mutual, self-help, and intercommunicating study groups for the promotion of research.
Projects
The IPRH could initiate several initiatives, including Homeopathic Research Database, PHORECISS, Research Updates-Homeopathy, Research Education, Beyond Avogadro etc.
Funding
The IPRH is self-funded platform and is run on your support – be it financial or social!
