PM to lay foundation stone for research & health facility at IIT Guwahati on April 14

Assam Advanced Health Innovation Institute is being set up in collaboration with the Government of Assam to leverage advanced technologies to transform medical science.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually lay the foundation stone for Assam Advanced Health Innovation Institute (AAHII) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati on April 14, 2023, during his visit to Guwahati on the occasion of Bihu. The facility is being set up in collaboration with the Government of Assam to leverage advanced technologies to transform medical science. 

Prof Parameswar K Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute is envisioned to be a centre of excellence for innovation of cutting-edge health technologies and advancing boundaries of knowledge in frontier areas of medicine. The institute will be an integrated campus with an R&D block, academic institution for health human resources, including PG and PhD programs, and ancillary support.” 

The Prime Minister will virtually lay the foundation stone during his visit to AIIMS Guwahati in the presence of Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam; Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam; Mansukh L Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Keshab Mahanta, Minister, Medical Education and Research, Assam. 

IIT Guwahati is working as a catalyst to revolutionise health sector in the northeast region. Under this, IIT Guwahati is participating in multiple initiatives to contribute in improving the health sector in the region. The upcoming multi-specialty hospital at IIT Guwahati to inculcate next generation scientific and technological innovations in the area of healthcare. 

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