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Following reports of poor upkeep, GMC&H restricts media entry to Animal House

Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 28: At a time when government is emphasizing transparency and accountability in governance in public offices and institution, the GMC administration has turned dictatorial and imposed restrictions on media from visiting the Animal House - where experimental animals kept allegedly in worst condition. For last few years, all is not well in the GMC Jammu as management has turned dictator and has attempted to run the administration according to its whims and fancies rather than the laid norms. Pertinently, few months ago, senior faculty members' entry at Auditorium was restricted by the incumbent management. After receiving information that the experimental animals were kept in the hospital in poor condition, ET correspondent tried to visit the area, but his entry was restrained by the administration, making it amply clear that norms were flouted in the upkeep of these animals. When, caretaker of the house was asked about the matter, he replied that ...

JKSMCL fails to provide equipments to AMT's lab, GMC's lab waits for funds

Two skill labs yet to be started Nitesh Sangral    Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 13: Owing to unavailability of funds for establishing Skill Lab in Government Medical College Jammu as well Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited failed to provide mannequins and other machineries to the completed lab at AMT School, the both ' Skill Labs' yet to be made functional, resulting the medical staff being failed to boost capabilities of health professionals. It is important to mention that the Union Government had started a project to establish 'Skill Labs' in the hospitals as well as nursing schools for enhancing the capabilities of health professionals working in various hospitals across the country. Sources told Early Times that two Skill Labs had been sanctioned by the Government of India. One for nursing training, which has been setup nearby Ancillary Medical Training (AMT) School and all funds have been released through NHM and other one...