All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur and Health Department, Government of Chhattisgarh signed a memorandum of understanding for establishment of ‘Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC) on Monday in presence of State Health Minister Ajay Chandrakar at Raipur based Multi-Super speciality DKS hospital conference hall.
The centre would come up in Kurud block of Dhamtari district and the MoU is for 30 years period.
The State government has earmarked 10 acres of land in village Gadadih of Kurud block.
Health Department Secretary Niharika Barik Singh and AIIMS Director Dr Nitin Nagarkar signed the MoU. AIIMS had established a high level medical education and research centre at Vallabhgarh, New Delhi. It is providing services to people from all over the country. In same lines, the Kurud Centre would be developed for providing primary health services in rural areas.
Health department officials said that with MoU at present the primary services would be provided at Kurud Community Health Centre.
The main aim of Rural Health Training Centre is to provide Medical Officer, Paramedical and MBBS students training at the centre. The centre would be also strengthening the community based research works on health issues. At present the community health centre Kurud building, employees’ residence and present run institution would be utilised for the services for which permission would be granted. The land would be provided on lease till the MoU period. The central government fund would be used for establishing the centre and providing graduate and PG level hostel facilities for the trainees. The administrative control and allocated land would be under AIIMS. AIIMS Raipur would make the posting of paramedical staff, doctor, Medical Officer and others.