JIPMER, Aurobindo Society ink MoU on health programmes

The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical and Research (JIPMER) and the Aurobindo Society here today signed an MoU to take up jointly programmes to promote health and medical education in rural areas in the union territory.
Under the MoU, Initiatives aimed at promoting health related community development programmes, including use of community radio modes, would be taken up in rural areas of Puducherry and also in adjoining districts of Tamil Nadu, a JIPMER release said.
JIPMER Director Dr S C Parija and the member of the Executive Committee of the Society Vijay Poddar signed the agreement under which the premier health institute would also take up research works in association with the society in specific areas, the release said.

Members of the self-help groups formed by JIPMER would be identified to provide help to patients and their attendees in JIPMER.