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Time of India
26-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Advanced facility launched to test drugs & food locally
Patna: The quality of medicines and food products can now be tested within Bihar itself, health minister Mangal Pandey said on Thursday after inaugurating a newly built equipment section at the Bihar Joint Food and Drug Control Laboratory at Agamkuan in Patna. The state-of-the-art facility, developed at a cost of Rs 14 crore, was inaugurated jointly with assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav. Until now, samples had to be sent to laboratories outside the state, often taking several months for reports to be returned. The installation of 28 types of modern testing equipment will reduce that time and strengthen Bihar's capacity to monitor drug and food safety. "Now Bihar will not have to depend on other states for this test. With this new laboratory, the tests will not only be done immediately, but there will also be speed in identifying wrong and fake medicines and removing them from the market," said Pandey. He added that a food testing laboratory had been established on the same campus three months ago at a cost of Rs 16 crore. "The goal of the department is not only to ensure quality treatment, but also to give a reliable and scientific basis to the quality testing and monitoring of medicines," he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo The minister announced that a new building would soon come up on the laboratory campus at a cost of Rs 30 crore. "Its DPR has been prepared. The G+5 building will have a meeting room, conference hall, record room, sample collection room, faculty room, library, kitchen along with other facilities," he said. Highlighting the state's achievements in health coverage, Pandey said Bihar ranks third in the country for issuing Ayushman cards with 4 crore cards made — 3.10 crore of which were issued in the last 1.3 years. He also said that 3 lakh Vaya Vandana cards have been created. Assembly Speaker Yadav said the newly equipped section would ensure faster, more accurate and transparent testing of medicines. "This section equipped with newly installed modern machines and equipment will make the process of quality testing of medicines more fast, accurate and transparent. This will ensure the safety of medicines used in the state," he said. Patna mayor Sita Sahu, development commissioner-cum-additional chief secretary (health) Pratyaya Amrit, BMSICL managing director Nilesh Ramchandra Devre and CEO of the Bihar Health Safety Committee Shashank Shekhar Sinha were also present at the event.
Hans India
31-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Nitish Kumar lays foundation stone for Rs 264-crore Tibbi College Hospital in Patna
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art Tibbi College Hospital building within the Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH) campus in Patna City. The ambitious project, estimated to cost around Rs 264 crore, will be developed over 10 acres of land behind the Nursing School and the State Pharmacy Institute. State Health Minister Mangal Pandey and Bihar Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav were also present at the ceremony. Ahead of the event, Health Department Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (BMSICL) Managing Director Dharmendra Kumar visited the site to assess preparedness and issued key directives. The hospital will be equipped with a 200-bed Unani hospital across five storeys, an academic block for 150 students, an air-conditioned auditorium with 500 seating capacity, a residential complex for the principal, superintendent, doctors, and staff, and hostel facilities for candidates. The construction work will be completed by 2027, according to engineers from BMSICL. Senior NMCH officials, including Principal Prof. Usha Kumari, Superintendent Prof. Rishm Prasad, and Deputy Superintendent Saroj Kumar, were present during the inauguration. Currently, the Tibbi College Hospital operates from Kadamkuan. Its principal, Prof. Mahfoozur Rahman, expressed optimism that the new infrastructure will significantly enhance academic standards and healthcare delivery. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects worth Rs 48,500 crore during the Karakat rally. The projects included a thermal power plant in Navinagar in Aurangabad, Varanasi-Gaya-Kolkata six-lane expressway, Patna-Gaya-Dobhi four-lane national highway and Bihta airport and many others. PM Modi also spotlighted the growing focus on Bihar's Makhana industry after the Centre allotted it a GI tag and how lakhs of farmers are benefitting from it. He had inaugurated the newly constructed terminal building of Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on Thursday.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
CM to inaugurate 100-bed Barh sub div hospital soon
Patna: The state-of-the-art building of the sub-divisional hospital will soon commence operations in the Barh area of Patna district, serving residents from more than 300 villages across seven blocks in the region. The facility was constructed by utilising funds to the tune of Rs 19.50 crore. The G+3 building, comprising a ground floor and three upper floors, will have modern medical facilities and equipment. The facility includes a dedicated NICU-PICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Paediatric Intensive Care Unit) for newborn care, along with specialised wards for maternity services and for patients with burn injuries. The addition of a blood collection unit will be a boon for the patients and their families, as they will no longer need to travel to the state capital for blood requirements. Barh sub-divisional magistrate Shubham Kumar, who recently inspected the new building of the SDH, said it will be inaugurated by the CM Nitish Kumar in the next 10 to 15 days. "The new facility will have 11 specialist doctors. It will be a 100-bed hospital with all modern facilities. There are separate operation theatres and units for intensive child care. A blood bank will also be available, and an oxygen plant has been established on the premises," he said. "The oxygen supply has already begun in the child care unit, while the other beds in the hospital will get the direct oxygen supply from the plant. The Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (BMSICL) constructed the new building on the same premises. The existing Barh SDH functions from an old, a deteriorating structure. Once the new facility starts functioning, the old building will be demolished," the SDM told this newspaper on Saturday. The old SDH currently serves as a referral centre due to the lack of specialist physicians. After primary treatment, the patients are referred to the PMCH. Vinay Kumar Chaudhary, deputy superintendent of the hospital, said that after the inauguration of the new building, a blood storage facility will be available. "Demand will also be made to increase the number of ambulances. Almost all the work has been completed except for the electricity connection. Testing will be done after the electricity connection, after which the date of inauguration will be decided. Arrangement for a post-mortem facility has also been made," he said.
