COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that we need to improve and adapt the best technology in the health sector to face the stiff challenges faced due to the rise in such global pandemics, said Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday. He added that there will now be a revamped focus on clinical research. Dr. Mandaviya was speaking at the 21st convocation of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) held at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre.
“Clinical research, which allows doctors to decide how to best treat patients assumes key importance. It is what makes the development of new medicines, new procedures and new tools possible. Without clinical research, we would not be able to decide if new treatments are better than our current treatments,’’ said the Minister.
Stating that his Ministry “realises the value of healthy citizens’’, Dr. Mandaviya said that work is on to increase the number of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the country while the government is also planning to build a medical college in each district.
