Padma Shri awardee Prof Dr R K Dhiman appointed AIIMS Patna Chairman
Patna: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has appointed Padma Shri awardee Prof. Dr Radha Krishna Dhiman as the chairman of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), AIIMS Patna. Dr Dhiman currently serves as the director of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow and the Kalyan Singh Superspecialty Cancer Institute, Lucknow.
Apart from this, Dhiman has also been appointed as a permanent member of the Institute Body of AIIMS Patna. Now he will make significant contributions to the administration of AIIMS, Patna, news agency UNI reported.
Dr. Dhiman, who implemented the Punjab model across the country, played an important role in formulating a cost-effective algorithm for the treatment of hepatitis C at the public health level in Punjab.
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Based on the success of the Punjab model, the Government of India launched the National Viral Hepatitis Control Program (NVHCP) on July 28, 2018, which provides for free diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis through the National Health Mission.
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