GUWAHATI: Apart from dedicating first AIIMS of Assam, Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII) at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati today. AAHII aims at bringing doctors and engineers on board to give new push to health care of people of Northeast region of India.
Addressing the gathering Narendra Modi said AAHII has given a new push to health care infrastructure to Northeast region of our country.
“I am honored to dedicate the first AIIMS of the Northeast and three medical colleges to the people of Assam”, he said.
“AAHII is being set up in collaboration between the Govt. of Assam and IIT Guwahati that will foster innovative healthcare solutions”, PM said.
“Let us come together and make sure we work in harmony and follow 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Prayas, Sabka Vikas, to achieve our target of Swasth Bharat, Samridh Bharat."
Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam, said they welcome Prime Minister on the auspicious occasion of Bohag Bihu.
“IIT Guwahati and Assam Government had envisioned a medical college where Engineers and Doctors will work together toward Medical Innovation”.
In this healthcare and innovation Institute, doctors will work towards Medical Innovation and engineers will work to make Healthcare 'Atma Nirbhar', CM said.
“We believe in the next three years this medical college will establish the synergy between technology and healthcare."
The Institute will also offer Advanced Medical Degrees in Diplomate of National Board (DNB), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of philosophy (PhD), Master of Surgery (MS), and MD-PhD programs.
Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “AAHII will create a single umbrella under which physicians, scientists, engineers, doctors, design personnel, and regulators will work together to invent and innovate technologies”.
It will cater to the divergent needs of the people of Assam, he added.
AAHII will comprise of three major verticals-an R&D Block, a 500-bed super-speciality hospital, a Post-graduate medical college.
The R&D Block will initially start with six centres of excellence for cutting-edge research in Stem cell, digital health, Therapeutics (drug design, delivery, informatics), Precision medicine, Robotics and Affordable diagnostics.
The super-speciality hospital will fill the current void in Assam and North-east of India by providing advanced Robotic surgery, comprehensive Transplant surgery, Gene therapy, Precision Medicine, Complex Trauma care, cutting-edge Neonatology, Neurosurgery, and complex Cardiac procedures among others.”
AAHII to be implemented through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).
In the near future, this SPV will invite participation from corporates, business houses, research institutions and philanthropic organizations to collaborate on healthcare research and innovations.
AAHII will be a nationally and internationally ‘Connected’ hospital cum research hub, thus enabling skill and knowledge transfer to the peripheral hospitals.
It will empower them for better patient management through enhanced skills.
AAHII will possess a Simulation lab integrated with Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR-VR) facilities that will uplift the skills of the doctors, nurses and other health workers.
AAHII will provide the foundation for evidence-based healthcare delivery to the State as well as to the country.
