AIIMS lacks facilities for smooth access to disabled
New Delhi: The country's premier medical institute AIIMS "lacks" facilities which allow smooth access to the physically challenged on its premises, a recent audit conducted by the hospital administration has revealed.
The audit comes in the backdrop of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment advising public health facilities to conduct an inclusive accessibility audit to identify infrastructure gaps and make buildings disabled friendly as a part of the 'Accessible India Campaign'.
"The review brought out that there are few places in the institute where toilets for the wheelchair-bound patients are lacking. Certain areas like the administrative block, the teaching block, JLN auditorium and biotechnology block are not accessible for persons with disabilities," said V Srinivas, Deputy Director (Administration), AIIMS.
"These blocks will be retrofitted to make them wheelchair accessible. The existing AIIMS building is old and needs significant modifications. Efforts are being made to convert the old blocks barrier free," he added.
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