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AIIMS Delhi Dr D K Sharma to take charge as Medical Superintendent of RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences
New Delhi: After a tenure of 17 years as medical superintendent at the premier health institution, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, Dr D K Sharma is set to be transferred to a similar post at the RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the governing body of the AIIMS, headed by Union Health Minister Manuskh Mandaviya, on December 6 after a proposal was put up for Sharma's transfer, official sources said.
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Dr D K Sharma completed his MHA-Hospital Administration from AIIMS, New Delhi in 1991. Later, he joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) as an Associate professor.
The post of medical superintendent at the ophthalmic centre has been lying vacant for the last two years.
Sharma has been holding the position of medical superintendent of the main hospital since 2005, the sources said.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences has been recognized as the Apex Organisation by the Government of India under the National Programme for the Control of Blindness.
This programme was launched in 1976 to combat the blindness problem in India with the objectives:
1. Intensification of educational efforts on eye health care through media of mass communication and extensive education methods.
2. Extension of eye care services through mobile units to restore sight and relieve eye ailments by adopting an eye camp approach.
3. Establishment of permanent facilities for eye health care as an integral part of general health services.
The Centre also assists the Ministry of Health in short-term and long-term planning and evaluation of the programme. It undertakes and plans epidemiological investigations and provides technical leadership to the entire nation.
The Centre is actively collaborating with various National and International agencies like ICMR, WHO and others in various fields of clinical, applied and basic research. It has also been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre.
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Kajal joined Medical Dialogue in 2019 for the Latest Health News. She has done her graduation from the University of Delhi. She mainly covers news about the Latest Healthcare. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.