AIIMS

In a tragic incident, seven people were killed as an Ambulance collided with a truck, in UP's Fatehganj Paschim, on May 31. The driver, suspected to have dozed off, lost control and rammed into a divider, which resulted in the Ambulance coming onto the other side of the road and hitting the truck. Kurshid (55) was taking his wife Sagiran (52) for treatment in the ambulance, when the tragedy occurred. 

Following a major health issue, former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav has been shifted to AIIMS Delhi. Notably, he was being treated at RIMS in Jharkhand, but due to kidney and heart related issues, Yadav's health condition worsened, and he was referred to AIIMS in Delhi. Notably, Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment and Rs 60 lakh fine in a money laundering case.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the AIIMS hospital in UP's Gorakhpur on December 7. It features a 300-bed service, 14 general OPDs and 13 special OPDs, a 35-bed emergency ward, and other world-class medical facilities. The bed service will soon be increased to 750, reported UNI. Reportedly, it took 5 years to build, costing up to Rs 1,011 crore. Besides, it's also equipped with two oxygen plants.

AIIMS New Delhi Chief Randeep Guleria on November 23 said India isn't expected to see the third wave of COVID-19. He added that we should continue administering vaccines to more and more people and ''as of now we really don't need a booster dose''. Furthermore, Dr. Guleria said COVID-19 would become endemic like swine flu (N1N1). It'll affect only those who have weak immunity and are vulnerable to diseases. 

While reviewing the development work of AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also directed the AIIMS authorities to complete the construction work by 2022. Reportedly, it will benefit residents of Himachal Pradesh as well as the rest of northern Indian people because they'll not have to travel to Delhi to get better health care facilities. Moreover, it will also generate job opportunities for many.… read-more