AIIMS With NHM inaugurates Centre For Severe Acute Malnutrition in Bhopal

A Centre of Excellence has been set up at AIIMS in the Department of Paediatrics, jointly with the National Health Mission-Madhya Pradesh (NHM-MP) and UNICEF, to tackle severe acute malnutrition (SAM).

The centre will offer advanced medical care for SAM cases, especially for non-responsive and severely ill children. Severe cases are being managed at AIIMS Bhopal's Severe Malnutrition Advanced Referral and Treatment (SMART) Unit.

The Centre of Excellence is committed to offer high-level technical assistance, encourage research and organize training programmes on SAM management.

With advanced infrastructure and professionals, the aim is to deliver quality care to sick children, educate healthcare professionals and assist the government's malnutrition eradication drive.

For this purpose, the state government organized a two-day divisional-level residential F- SAM training program for Feeding Demonstrators and ANMs/Staff Nurses engaged in Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs). The training aimed at strengthening the treatment and management of severely malnourished children.

A successful trial run of Metro was held for the first time between Rani Kamlapati and AIIMS station at 5 pm on Tuesday. During its journey, Metro rakes crossed Railway Over Bridge (RoB), DRM Office and Alkapuri station before reaching AIIMS station.

During the trial, metro rakes operated at 10 to 20 km an hour. This will be increased gradually as per the different testing stages. The train has three coaches, each measuring around 22 meters in length and 20.9 meters in breadth.

The train has been built for a top speed of 90 km/ph. S Krishna Chaitanya, MD, MP Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL) congratulated metro officials on the successful trial run.