Jitendra Singh lauds of Sree Chitra Tirunal’s contribution towards indigenous medical device development

Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], May 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh, nearly addressed the annual convocation of the forty second batch of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST).
The institute is an Institution of National Importance and a statutory physique underneath the Department of Science and Technology.
In his tackle, Jitendra Singh congratulated the graduating the scholars and the Institute on its Golden Jubilee celebrations.
He lauded the achievements of the institute and highlighted that approval for the appointment of practically 800 everlasting college members would practically double its working capability.
He additionally appreciated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for establishing the nine-floor Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) block and the four-floor providers block, stating that “the new facilities would strengthen the institute into one of the country’s largest centres for neurosurgery and cardiac sciences.”
The Union Minister congratulated the institute’s docs for treating greater than 17,000 sufferers underneath the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Yojana since 2020.
Referring to the muse stone laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Malini Vasundhara Centre, he described it as a serious development in precision-based, non-invasive remedy for neurological and oncological situations.
Highlighting the institute’s contribution to indigenous medical device development, Singh acknowledged that “the unique focus of the institute is in the making of medical devices which are world-class, highly effective, and at the same time indigenous and cost-effective.”
He additionally famous that a number of world-class and cost-effective applied sciences developed on the institute are transferred to business yearly, together with the 7 applied sciences that will likely be transferred this yr.
In her tackle, Union Health Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava congratulated the graduating college students for graduating from “a pioneering institution that has a unique character, where engineers and medical professionals work together to drive innovation in healthcare, develop new medical devices, and undertake cutting-edge research.”
She conveyed her finest needs to the scholars for a vibrant and profitable future and expressed confidence that they’d make significant contributions to the development of healthcare and medical science within the years forward. (ANI)