Training for Lab technicians on HIV begins at RIMS
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 07 2013 :
Prof S.Sekharjit, Director of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences today inaugurated a two-day training programme on assessment of immune deterioration of HIV positive people in the Jubilee hall of RIMS here today.
Welcoming the participants from many states of eastern India, Prof Sekharjit said that the laboratory technicians are the backbone of NACO.
He hoped that they would gain knowledge from the training and help ensure 100% correct laboratory results.
While admitting that human errors in such testings create problems, the RIMS Director, however, felt that with the fast developing technologies, the machines will be improved to marginalise human errors.
The training programme is being organised by NACO and BD Biosciences with the objective of providing good laboratory practice for the laboratory technicians in Manipur and other states of eastern India.
It may be noted here that RIMS has been using FACS count machine since 2002 .
Among others who spoke on the occasion, Prof Brajachand of Microbiology Department, RIMS, pointed out that there are 35.3 million HIV positive people in the world.
India has 2.4 million of which 43,882 persons are in Manipur.
Till September this year Ukhrul registered the highest number of HIV positive people; the official percentage is 2.5 .
He underlined the importance of quality control in laboratory testings.
Prof Sulochana, Head of Department of Microbiology, reminded the people that AIDS is still incurable.
The only way left to the people is to prevent it through awareness.