Geetanjali Medical Institute conferred University status

Geetanjali Medical Institute conferred University status

Udaipur’s status as the education hub in this part of India got another boost with the inauguration of the Geetanjali Medical University. Formerly known as the Geetanjali Medical Institute, it was conferred University status today. The inaugural function was felicitated by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Gulam Nabi Azad and Dr. C.P. Joshi, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

 

Geetanjali Medical Institute conferred University statusUdaipur’s status as the education hub in this part of India got another boost with the inauguration of the Geetanjali Medical University.

Formerly known as the Geetanjali Medical Institute, it was conferred University status today. The inaugural function was felicitated by Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Gulam Nabi Azad and Dr. C.P. Joshi, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

The program was also observed by many prominent guests, faculties, students and staff attached to the university.

Vice Chancellor of MLSU, Dr. I.V. Trivedi, MLSU Chairman J.P. Agarwal, MLA Sajjan Katara and other senior leaders of Congress along with Vice Chancellor of Pacific University were among the many prominent guests, who along with the faculty, students and staff participated in the ceremony.

Addressing the audience, Gulam Nabi Azad, along with applauded the productive steps taken by Geetanjali University and appealed to other private sector participants offering Medical and Health services to offer low cost and effective medical treatment to the common public, also stressed on adopting the PPP model for more efficient services.

He also informed that starting Circa 2012, a Rs. 12 Thousand Crore pilot project will be effected, covering 100 districts in the country. The purpose of this pilot is to enhance medical facilities directed towards the cure of non-communicable diseases like Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Stroke, etc.

Seven districts of Rajasthan are also among the 100 selected districts, as told by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare.

Dr. C.P. Joshi said that propagation of efficient medical facilities at affordable costs to the common public – thereby facilitating prevention and cure of fatal diseases in a progressing country like India is a challenge. Also, the availability of research facilities, technology and accessibility to latest medical equipment, again at affordable costs is a bigger challenge.

Dr. Joshi in his concluding remarks asked the burgeoning Universities to take the responsibility of providing quality treatment to people, as the resultant public admiration would be the primary source of their success.

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