04-11-2021, 02:53 AM
Following is an excerpt from https://pragativadi.com/aiims-bhubaneswa...acilities/ .
Quote:AIIMS Bhubaneswar to get three new advanced diagnostic facilities - Pragativadinews April 10, 2021
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar has been sanctioned with three new diagnostic facilities by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Department of Health Research. The new facilities are namely VRDL (Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory), Advanced Mycology Diagnostic and Research Centre and DHR-ICMR Advanced Molecular Oncology Diagnostic Services (DIAMOnDS) center.
The Microbiology Department of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar has been selected as the the State Level-Virus Research & Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) by ICMR for the State of Odisha under a National Scheme of “Setting up of Nation-Wide Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and National Calamities” sanctioned by the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health Family Welfare, Govt. Of India. The institute has received a grant of 1.98 crore for establishment of VRDL facility
Further, the Indian Council of Medical Research has selected the Mycology Laboratory of the Department of Microbiology AIIMS Bhubaneswar for setting up an Advanced Mycology Diagnostic and Research Centre. A budget of 5 crores over five years subject to satisfactory annual performance has been approved.
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the Department of Pathology is identified as DHR-ICMR Advanced Molecular Oncology Diagnostic Services (DIAMOnDS) center for the eastern region. The DIAMOnDS center shall be providing advanced molecular diagnostic services for Breast cancer and Lung Cancer.