Question:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the new domains of research undertaken by the Postgraduate Institutes of Medical
Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh in the last one year in view of the mandate given
to it and the extent to which it will be beneficial for the masses; and

(b) the details of any special efforts undertaken by the institute for better outreach of health
facilities to the common people?

Answer

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) & (b) Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
Chandigarh is conducting research in various new domains including Cancer diagnostic,
Neurological diseases with special emphasis on neuro-immunological disease, Artificial
Intelligence and Rare diseases linked to genetic disorders. To enhance outreach of health
facilities, the Institute is giving special emphasis on tele-medicine through adoption of eSajeevani platform for the benefit of masses. Tele-consultations are provided through AyushmanBharat, Health & Wellness Centres in collaboration with National Health Mission, Haryana and
more than 90,000 Tele-consultations have been given.
Various steps including Community Connect Sessions, Capacity Building Sessions, Stakeholder
Meets, Advocacy Meets, Felicitation of Donor Families etc., have been taken by Regional Organ
& Tissue Transplant Organisation (ROTTO) PGIMER to promote Organ Donation /
Transplantation for needy patients to increase the potential pool of donors. ROTTO PGIMER is
entrusted with the responsibility to coordinate with designated states and union territories
including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and U.T.
of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh.