Dr Guleria, who is also HOD of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and sleep disorders while speaking to ANI said, "it is causing more disability than even tobacco smoke. We talk a lot about smoking, but not about using tobacco. But now the burden of disability has shifted more towards air pollution and even that is causing a big problem than as compared to smoking."

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appointed Dr M Srinivas as the new director of the prestigious All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.

New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): On international Yoga day, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said that Yoga should be a part of one's lifestyle, as it keeps one fit not only physically, but also mentally.

New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on Tuesday, chaired a review meeting regarding the new Coronavirus strain- 'XE variant' and directed the officials to boost the ongoing monitoring and surveillance in the country.

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI A selection-cum-search panel headed by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has shortlisted three names for the post of AIIMS director which will be placed before the Institute Body the top decision-making body of the institute on March 29Once approved by the Institute Body the names will be sent to the Appoints Committee of the Cabinet ACC headed by the prime minister for final assentThe three names shortlisted are Dr Nikhil Tandon head of the department of endocrinology at AIIMS Dr Rajesh Malhotra chief ofAIIMSTrauma Centre andthe head of the department of orthopaedics and Dr Pramod Garg a professor in the gastroenterology department at the instituteApart from Rajesh Bhushan the four-member search-cum-selection committee tasked with shortlisting names for the AIIMS directors post include Secretary of Department of Biotechnology Rajesh S Gokhale Principal Scientific Advisor to the government K Vijay Raghavan and Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh SinghThey held a meeting on Tuesday and shortlisted three namesThese three names will now be placed before the Institute Body of AIIMS on March29 for approval before being sent to the ACC headed by the prime minister for final approval said an official sourceThe tenure of New Delhi AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria which was set to end on March 24 was extended by three months He was appointed to the post on March 28 2017He will complete his tenure on 24032022 President AIIMS is pleased to extend his tenure with effect from March 25 2022 by three months or by the time a new director is appointed whichever is earlier an office memorandum by the hospital on March 22 saidAround 32 candidates had applied for the post of director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS in New Delhi They included 13doctors from AIIMS as well as ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava PTI PLB NSD

New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Tuesday released a book on the challenges being faced by medical practitioners in dealing with post-COVID clinical issues and their management.

New Delhi Oct 22 PTI The COVID-19 pandemic has showed the importance of technology and how if used properly can be a game-changer in the country where there is a big issue of resources and manpower crunch as far as the health sector is concerned AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on FridaySpeaking at Public Affairs Forum of Indias 8th National Forum 2021 he said the pandemic showed that if you do not have a healthy nation you will have a fate on your economy it could affect tourism it will affect travel and it will have a lot of other effects which are so-called collateral damageThe COVID-19 pandemic showed the importance of technology and it really showed that technology used properly can be a game-changer in our country where there is this big issue of resources and manpower crunch as far as the health sector is concerned So weve adopted teleconsultation very quickly which allowed us to consult with a large number of patients across the country without them having to come to hospital It was cost-effective he said Guleria also said that there is a huge inequity as far as health is concerned both in urban and rural India and that has to be addressedAnd I sometimes worry that we should make sure that technology doesnt increase that divide We must make sure that we think it is more inclusive for even those who may not be that tech savvy and that is very important in the tech sector he saidThe AIIMS chief said there has to be a lot of focus on using technology And that is something that we need to do in terms of screening for non-communicable diseases or training for cancers which will help in the burden of disease in a big way We have to invest more in research which is India specific and encourage more entrepreneurship he saidNational Health Authority CEO RS Sharma said there are a number of areas in which the cost will significantly reduce using technology and that significant reduction in cost will obviously be passed on to the service providers and also to the peopleI completely agree that technology has to be inclusive It has to cater to diversity as it exists in the sector It has to be interoperable It has to be scalable It has to be frugal It has to you know be kind of people should find it very easy to use it so it should be easy to kind of integrate in our workflow it should not be an activity in itself you know catering to technological requirement should not really become an additional burden on the time of a doctor he saidTalking about privacy he said the people think that designing for privacy will reduce functionalityThe thing is that privacy is a zero-sum game you know that if I make things private then I cant do anything to it But thats not the case If you design carefully it is a non-zero sum game you can continue to have all the functionalities without sacrificing privacy he saidA zero-sum game is a mathematical representation of a situation in which an advantage that is won by one of the two sides is lost by the other PTI UZM KJ KJ

New Delhi Sep 28 PTI Haryana minister Anil Vij was admitted to the AIIMS here after he complained of breathing difficulties sources said on TuesdayVij who holds the home and health portfolios in the Haryana cabinet was admitted to a private ward of the hospital under AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria for investigations on Monday night they saidA team of doctors is monitoring his conditionsHe has complaints of breathlessness which could be part of post-Covid complications a doctor said PTI PLB RC