Improving health and wellbeing through research and innovation.
Indus Global Institute for Research & Development (GIRD) is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary organisation rooted in mental health and spanning the full spectrum of public health.
Who We Are
Founded by mental health professionals, researchers, and people with lived experience.
GIRD was established with a shared vision of improving health and wellbeing through high-quality research, innovation, collaboration, and capacity building. While rooted in mental health, the Institute has evolved into a multidisciplinary organisation dedicated to advancing research and innovation across the broader health sector.
GIRD operates at the interface of research, clinical practice, and policy. We collaborate closely with communities, academic institutions, healthcare providers, policymakers, and international partners to ensure that research is scientifically rigorous, locally relevant, and capable of informing real-world practice.
Through these partnerships, we translate evidence into effective interventions, strengthen healthcare delivery, inform policy, and improve health outcomes building resilient, inclusive, and equitable health systems in Pakistan while contributing to regional and global research.
Vision & Mission
What guides our work.
Our Vision
A world where equitable health and wellbeing are achieved for all through research and innovation.
Our Mission
To advance health and wellbeing through research, innovation, capacity building, and global partnerships.
Core Values
Six values that guide everything we do.
Core Values In Practice
Our principles ensure research that is rigorous, locally relevant, and capable of informing real-world practice: Evidence-Based Impact, Equity & Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, Ethics & Integrity, and Capacity Building & Task Shifting.
Evidence-Based Impact
Rigorous research and data-driven approaches that generate meaningful improvements in health and wellbeing.
Ethics & Integrity
The highest ethical standards in research, governance, and service delivery.
Let's build better health futures, together
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