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Hindustan Times
24-07-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Research must for new tech in medicine: Pathak
Research is necessary for providing better and advanced treatment to patients, said deputy CM Brajesh Pathak at the 19th Foundation Day of the Centre of BioMedical Research (CBMR), on Wednesday. Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak at the event in Lucknow on Wednesday (Sourced) Pathak said, 'New medicine, implants and technology are required and CBMR is playing a vital role in this. CBMR is being developed as a national translational research institute. To increase patents research and collaboration with international institutes should be given preference.' Pathak lauded the centre's role in advancing neuroimaging, biomarker discovery, drug discovery, molecular diagnostics, translational medicine, and its commitment to developing affordable healthcare solutions. Professor Alok Dhawan, director of CBMR, presented a detailed report highlighting the institute's achievements over the past year. He underlined the Centre's increasing focus on IPR generation, innovation ecosystems, and cross-disciplinary partnerships with both national and international institutions. He reiterated CBMR's mission to support affordable, accessible, and advanced healthcare solutions through sustained scientific inquiry and innovation. On the occasion, the 'CBMR Research Publication Award' was conferred to elevate and encourage the culture of high-impact scientific research among CBMR faculty members. As the guest of honour, professor Sanjeev Misra, vice-chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University (ABVMU), Lucknow, felicitated six distinguished faculty members of CBMR with this prestigious award, acknowledging their contributions and achievements in biomedical research. During the function, memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed between the CBMR and four prestigious institutions—Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow; Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), New Delhi; AIIMS – Rae Bareli and Amity University Lucknow Campus. These collaborations are expected to significantly strengthen CBMR's capacity for impactful translational research.
Time of India
23-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
CBMR celebrates two decades of excellence
Lucknow: The Centre of Bio-Medical Research (CBMR), a premier research institute under the department of medical education, government of Uttar Pradesh, celebrated its 19th Annual Day on Wednesday. The event showcased CBMR's journey over the past two decades, highlighting its world-class research, translational achievements, and its expanding role in India's healthcare landscape. Deputy chief minister Brijesh Pathak was the chief guest and lauded the CMBR's role in advancing neuroimaging, biomarker discovery, drug discovery, molecular diagnostics, translational medicine, and its commitment to developing affordable healthcare solutions. CBMR director Alok Dhawan presented a detailed report highlighting the institute's achievements over the past year. He emphasised CBMR's growing leadership in biomedical imaging, computational modelling of diseases, neurobiology, and chemical biology, and its rising footprint in translational and collaborative research. He also underlined the CBMR's increasing focus on intellectual property right generation, innovation ecosystems, and cross-disciplinary partnerships with both national and international institutions. He reiterated the institute's mission to support affordable, accessible, and advanced healthcare solutions through sustained scientific inquiry and innovation
Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak launches spl disease control drive ‘Dastak and Stop Diarrhoea'
Aimed to prevent and control communicable diseases, promote community participation, and raise awareness about vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and Japanese encephalitis, deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak launched a special statewide communicable disease control campaign, 'Dastak' and 'Stop Diarrhoea' at urban community health centre in Aliganj in Lucknow. Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak launches special disease control drive in Lucknow on Tuesday. (Sourced) Diarrhoea and Zinc Corners were also inaugurated as a part of the launch providing essential services and information. The Special Communicable Disease Control Campaign and Stop Diarrhoea Campaign will run from July 1 to 31, while the Dastak Campaign will be conducted from July 11 to 31, stated a press release shared with media on Tuesday. The campaign will involve 13 departments, including Health, Education, and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), working together to ensure success, it further stated. Under these campaigns, the teams will visit door to door to spread vital information on personal hygiene, handwashing, cleanliness, and prevention of waterlogging. Awareness rallies and fogging operations will be conducted to prevent the spread of campaigns aim to promote widespread public awareness and encourage community participation in preventing and controlling communicable diseases. 'We will collectively defeat Dengue-Malaria' At the launching of the Communicable disease control programme, Pathak said that we will collectively defeat dengue, malaria, and other vector-borne diseases. He emphasized that joint efforts will help us gain control over these diseases. He informed that the campaign will include a door-to-door initiative to raise awareness among people. Pathak highlighted the significant progress made in reducing mortality rates due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE). He stated that since 2017, AES mortality rates have decreased by 98%, and JE mortality rates have decreased by 97%. Dengue mortality rates have also decreased by 93%, from 0.91% in 2017 to 0.06% in 2024. Additionally, malaria cases have decreased by 58%. 'CBMR to play key role in advancing medical innovation' Pathak has emphasised the crucial role of medical research in transforming healthcare delivery across the state. In a high-level review meeting with officials of the Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR) held at his office in Vidhan Bhawan on Tuesday, Pathak underscored the importance of maintaining world-class quality from drug development to patient care. While reviewing CBMR's recent achievements and ongoing projects, Pathak praised the institute for its growing contributions in the fields of experimentation, innovation, and translational research. 'CBMR is helping simplify and improve medical processes, ensuring patients—especially those from special categories—receive effective and accessible treatment,' he said. Highlighting the institute's work with over 50 special-category patients, Pathak noted that its research is already making a tangible difference in healthcare. He also pointed to CBMR's collaborations with various technology and research institutions, which have led to strides in drug testing, medical device innovation, and patent development.
