Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday, visited Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre (BMHRC) Bhopal, a 350-bedded multi-specialty tertiary care centre providing advanced super-specialty care to the victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
He was accompanied by Vishwas Kailash Sarang, Minister of Medical Education & Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation, Govt of Madhya Pradesh, Prabhuram Choudhary, Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare, Govt of Madhya Pradesh. Anu Nagar, Joint Secretary, Department of Health Research, Govt of India, Prabha Desikan, Director, BMHRC, Dr RN Tiwari, Director, National Institute of Research in Environment Health (NIREH) welcomed the guests.
Dr Mandaviya, Sarang and Dr Choudhary paid homage to the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy. Honorable Minister held a meeting with ICMR, BMHRC and NIREH officials. ICMR-BMHRC officials gave a detailed presentation about the services and facilities available in BMHRC. The Union minister also interacted with doctors and other staff members of the hospital. He sought their suggestions to further streamline services in BMHRC.
He also visited the Radiology Department of BMHRC and reviewed the services there. The honorable minister gave a number of constructive directions to further improve the facilities for gas victims.