Dr. Bharati P Pawar Inaugurates Genomic Sequencing Laboratory at RMRC Port Blair; Minister Appreciates Achievements of RMRC

Tarun Karthick

Campbell Bay,  30 December 2022

Dr. Bharati P. Pawar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare visited RMRC-ICMR, Port Blair on twenty ninth December 2022. Dr P. Vijayachari, Director, RMRC, Port Blair briefed the Minister in regards to the functioning of the establishment within the presence of all scientists and consultant from DHS. During the interplay, Hon’ble MoS was additionally briefed in regards to the background and achievements of RMRC, Port Blair. She was knowledgeable that RMRC, Port Blair is the WHO Collaborative Laboratory for Leptospirosis and the lone laboratory for SEAR. She was additionally knowledgeable in regards to the discount of malaria circumstances in Southern group of Islands as a result of steady efforts of RMRC together with the help of DHS, ANTRI , Directorate of Tribal Welfare,  A&N Administration.

The elimination of Filariasis from Nicobar District is the important thing achievement of RMRC, Port Blair utilizing novel technique Double Fortified Salt (DEC and Iodine) as complement to ongoing MDA. Research on tribal well being is the best precedence of RMRC, Port Blair and numerous analysis programmes are being carried out on the tribal group type time to time with particular reference to well being and the dietary standing of the PVTGs.

Later, Hon’ble Minister inaugurated the Genomic Sequencing Laboratory at RMRC, Port Blair, paving the way in which for gene sequencing of COVID-19 together with different viruses on the native stage in close to future after getting registered with the DBT. Presently, all of the gene sequencing samples are being despatched to NIV, Pune which takes for much longer time for acquiring consequence. She additionally visited the BSL 3, leptospirosis and numerous laboratories and appreciated  the efforts made by the Centre. She additionally inaugurated the Immunology Laboratory in the identical campus. 

Hon’ble Minister expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the RMRC, Port Blair and likewise appreciated the achievements of the organisation.