Health
AIIMS is in expansion mode
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar is all set to expand in next couple of months. It will add 300 beds leading the total count of 800, start radiation services like computed tomography simulators and high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cancer patients and open Amrit (Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment) outlet where medical equipment will be available at an affordable rate. Under Amrit, a central sponsored programme, around 200 different medicines of cancer and cardio-vascular diseases besides orthopaedic and heart implants such as valves, stents and knee implants would be available at reasonable cost.Equipment worth Rs 50 crore for radiation services like linear accelerator have already been ordered.
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