PD Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai has been conferred the first TB Champion Award by Global Health Strategies (GHS), an international consulting company.
Hinduja Hospital was recognised for the importance the organisation has given to accurate diagnosis and treatment and to optimally manage TB patients, provide reliable diagnostics and develop techniques for rapid diagnosis of TB and drug susceptibility testing. The research report by Hinduja Hospital was published in January 2012.
On winning the award, Pramod Lele, Chief Executive Officer, Hinduja Hospital said, “Hinduja Hospital has always been known for its cutting edge research. TB is a sensitive topic and we are glad that the outcome of our research could fix some root problems which had been plaguing the society till now.”
Dr Camilla Rodrigues, Consultant Microbiologist and Chairperson Infection Control Committee said, “Hinduja Hospital has always shown corporate social responsibility for a noble cause, and has invested in both rapid TB diagnostics and research for over 15 years.”
Hinduja Hospital was the first hospital in India to have come out with a research report that found 12 TB patients to be resistant to most anti TB drugs. The certificate credits Hinduja Hospital for bringing out the report resulting in a major restructuring of the National TB Control Programme in Maharashtra state and Bombay Municipal Corporation to enhance case detection.
EP News Bureau – Mumbai