With the inauguration of advanced molecular diagnostic lab at Mahant Indiresh Hospital here on Monday the facility of testing for samples of suspected patients of swine flu would now be available within the State itself.
The lab was inaugurated by the State Health Minister Surendra Singh Negi. Speaking on the occasion Negi said that the lab would ensure timely results of the tests like Swine flu which would mean that the lives of many people could now be saved. He said that the facility would not only be beneficial for the State but also for the people of other neighbouring States. The lab is equipped with BSl-3 facility and is set up in the department of biochemistry of Mahant Indiresh hospital.
The Chairman of the Hospital and Shri Guru Ram Rai institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Mahant Devendra Das congratulated the hospital for setting up the ultra modern laboratory. He said that the establishment of the laboratory is a significant achievement and will prove to be a milestone in the advancement of Health Services in the state of Uttarakhand.
Congratulating the hospital for this achievement the Parliamentary secretary and Rajpur Road MlA Rajkumar also exhorted the medical students to become good citizens apart from being good doctors.
The acting Principal of the medical college Dr. Anil Kumar Mehta while addressing the gathering said that the laboratory is planned strictly as per the international parameters with facilities of tests of Swine Flu, HIV, Hepatitis B , Hepatitis C, Blood Cancer, liver cancer, Mind fever, Neurological Disorders, Bird flu, DNA and RNA.
The in-charge of the laboratory Dr. R.K. Singh, said that till now the samples of the suspected patients of Swine flu were to be sent outside, due to which it used to take time of at least one week in getting the reports of the Swine flu test but now these test results will be available in only 4 to 8 hours. He informed that 100 to 150 blood samples will be tested simultaneously in the lab.
Principal of SGRR PG College V.A. Bourai, Medical Superintendent of Mahant Indiresh Hospital Dr. Vinay Rai, authorized Signatory of SGRR Education Mission G.S. Rana, Co-coordinator V.K. Nautiyal and others were present during the occasion.