Rajesh Bhushan gets additional charge of Secretary, Department of Health Research
New Delhi: The Central Government has given the additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Union health secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan.
The Department of Health Research is a division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
"The competent authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Department of Health, with immediate effect and till the appointment of a regular incumbent or until further orders, whichever is earlier," said a circular assessed by Medical Dialogues.
Also Read: Cabinet extends ICMR tenure of Dr Balram Bhargava by three months
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Dr Balram Bhargav's tenure as DG ICMR-cum-Secretary Department of Health and Research has been extended for another three more months starting April 15. He was appointed as the Director General of the apex research body on April 16, 2018, for a four-year term.
Prior to his appointment at ICMR, Dr Bhargava was a Professor of cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS).
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