times news networkPrayagraj: Allahabad MP Ujjwal Raman Singh said that an AIIMS-like institution is the need of the hour for Prayagraj as patients travel to Lucknow and Delhi for treatment of chronic diseases.Inaugurating ventilators and dialysis machines installed at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, affiliated to Motilal Nehru Medical College, Singh said: “Prayagraj needs an AIIMS-like institution as patients suffering from chronic diseases have no option but to travel to Lucknow and Delhi for treatment because the city lacks adequate advanced medical infrastructure.”The equipment installed at the hospital has been procured through the corporate social responsibility initiative of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC). Under the programme, medical equipment worth Rs 2 crore were provided to Motilal Nehru Medical College, while ventilators worth Rs 2.5 crore have been supplied to SGPGI, Lucknow.Calling the initiative a major step towards improving critical care facilities, Singh said the ventilators and dialysis machines would significantly strengthen treatment options for seriously ill patients and benefit thousands of people in the region.MP’s representative Vinay Kushwaha highlighted the institution’s history, noting that Motilal Nehru Medical College was established in 1961 under then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta.“Former MP Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh played a key role in securing Rs 125 crore from the Union govt during the Manmohan Singh-led UPA regime, while the Akhilesh Yadav govt contributed Rs 25 crore for developing the super-specialty hospital,” he said.Principal Dr AK Verma, CWC HR head Prakash Chandra Rai, chief medical superintendent Dr Neelma Singh, Dr Mohit Jain, Dr Arvind Gupta, Dr Anil Singh, Dr Santosh Maurya and Vinay Kushwaha were present on the occasion.
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