The goal is to develop an AIIMS in every state: Mansukh Mandaviya
Our aim is to develop AIIMS in every state of the country, said Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya.
The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated an Advanced Bi-Plane Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre in Navi Mumbai.
"Government has adopted a holistic approach and it is committed to provide affordable and accessible healthcare facilities for all citizens of the country. The Government has allotted a budget of INR 64,000 crore under the National Health Infrastructure Mission to strengthen the infrastructure in every district. Focussing on wellness, the Government has started 1,20,000 Health and Wellness Centres in the country. Our aim is to have an AIIMS in every state of the country,” he said after the inauguration.
"8 years ago, there were 300 medical colleges and hospitals in the country, currently there are 640 medical colleges. Accordingly, the number of medical seats in the country has increased from 45,000 to 98,000," he added.
“The way we managed the COVID pandemic and our vaccination program management has completely changed the way the world used to look at India,” he added further.
Sharing an anecdote, the Union Minister said “When I was leading the Indian delegation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bill Gates himself congratulated me and expressed his appreciation for India’s COVID management.”
As per a statement issued by the DY Patil Medical College the facility inaugurated by the Minister is South Asia’s first state-of-the-art, most advanced model of Cath Lab and the IGS 6 from Wipro GE Healthcare is the first AutoRight™ enabled Cath Lab in India.
The new Cath lab, equipped with Virtual Simulation Capabilities for precision healthcare, is unparalleled in providing innovative care and is designed for adult and paediatric patients. The facility will be useful for coronary interventions like coronary angiography & angioplasty, neurology interventions like carotid angiography and angioplasty, electrophysiology studies, Transcutaneous Aortic Valve replacements (TAVR) etc.
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