Rajkot: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot on Saturday to inaugurate its new advanced Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL). This new facility aims to reduce the institute’s reliance on external laboratories for virus testing. The AIIMS statement noted, “The laboratory currently operates at biosafety level 2 and will soon upgrade to biosafety level 3. Previously, the institute depended on the ...Read More

Rajkot: AIIMS Rajkot signed an MOU with HLL Lifecare Limited yesterday to establish a BSL-3 laboratory. This facility will enhance diagnostic capacity for viruses such as Chandipura, Dengue, Chikungunya, CCHF, and Japanese Encephalitis. This laboratory is a project under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. The project will cost approximately Rs 14 crore and will be completed within 18 months. This development marks a milestone for AIIMS Rajkot and the state of G...Read More

Rajkot: Rs. 1195 crore 201-acre AIIMS hospital at Khandheri near Rajkot is being constructed for the last four years. The completion of this project is unlikely to take place by its target date of July 2024. So far three out of five towers are readied. The main building will take one more year for completion. The Prime Minister on 25 February will inaugurate a 250-bed facility at AIIMS that shall have general medicine, surgery, gynec, pediatric, ENT, dermatology, dental etc department functio...Read More

Rajkot: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi will dedicate the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Rajkot on February 25. This will be Gujarat's first and only AIIMS. This Rs. 1195 crore hospital has come up over 201 acres of land. Its 250-bed indoor unit will be dedicated by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will also dedicate a 150-year-old Janana hospital's new 11-story building, completed at a cost of Rs. 100 crore. He is also likely to dedicate Rs. 136 crore to Atal Sarovar. ...Read More

New Delhi: 79% of the construction work for the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot has been completed, as stated by the Union Government during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. MBBS classes have commenced, and OPD services have also been operationalized in the health institute. The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Here is her reply: Setting up of 22 ...Read More

Rajkot: A review meeting is scheduled for this evening via video conference from the PMO, focusing on the railway, airport, and AIIMS projects here in Rajkot city. District Collector Prabhav Joshi has informed that discussions will encompass the ongoing Rajkot-Kanalus double track project and the commencement of the inpatient department (IPD) at AIIMS Rajkot by the end of December. Additionally, discussions will cover the development of Rajkot International Airport. Collector Prabhav Joshi st...Read More

Rajkot: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi is likely to inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) and Zanana hospital in Rajkot. A 150-year-old Zanana hospital has been reconstructed at a cost of Rs. 100 crore. It will have 700 beds, 8 operation theatres, three layers of ICU, a milk bank, and other facilities. Most of the clearances for operating the hospital were obtained. PGVCL has allotted a 2,000 kw high-tension power connection to the hospital. After some pending work an...Read More

Rajkot: Dr. Vallabh Kathiria, former union minister and former head of Kamdhenu Aayog has resigned from the post of the President of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Rajkot. Kathiria tendered his resignation from the post on 20th August and his resignation was accepted on 25th August as per a letter in public domain. A few days ago only Kathiria was felicitated by local BJP leaders including former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, former Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala among others fo...Read More

Rajkot: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot is expected to become fully operational by October this year. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya visited the facility on Sunday to evaluate the progress of the project. He announced that the outpatient department (OPD) of the hospital is already operational, and a 150-bed indoor hospital will be inaugurated in August, followed by a 250-bed facility in September. Mandaviya stated, "Approximately 65% of the physical c...Read More