AIIMS to get special unit to aid rape survivors
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New Delhi: Bringing some sort of respite to numerious rape victims in the country, who further have undergo harassment at various medical units, after being victimised with the heinous crime, the Union ministry of Women and Child Development recently gave its nod to the proposal of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi for setting up of a new ward for providing proper treatment, testing and care to rape survivors.
The new unit will be substantiated with physical examinations, forensic tests, injuries, DNA profiling, and psychological and psychiatric care.
The AIIMS authorities had proposed a National One-Stop Sexual Assault Examination, Care and Research Centre has "in-principle" approval from the Union ministry of Women and Child development and is now with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for review.
The new unit will be substantiated with physical examinations, forensic tests, injuries, DNA profiling, and psychological and psychiatric care.
The AIIMS authorities had proposed a National One-Stop Sexual Assault Examination, Care and Research Centre has "in-principle" approval from the Union ministry of Women and Child development and is now with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for review.
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