GREATER NOIDA, July 1 -- Officials at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, said they are working to upgrade the institution into a "Centre of Excellence" in health care and medical education. During a review meeting attended by secretary (medical education department, UP) Aparna U on Saturday (June 28), the institute laid out its key priorities, including boosting super-speciality services, addressing infrastructural limitations, and resolving long-standing staffing gaps. The report was presented before senior government officials. The developments come amid growing focus on upgrading medical infrastructure and streamlining institutional staffing across Uttar Pradesh. In the meeting, GIMS director Dr (Brig.) Rakesh Gupta, underlined different issues such as underutilisation of the BSL-3 lab (a facility designed to handle microbes that can cause serious or potentially lethal diseases through inhalation or aerosol transmission), need for permanent non-teaching staff, and seepage in basement 2 of the hospital building, officials said. Stating that the GIMS requires structural reforms, the director said: "We are committed to transform GIMS into a Centre of Excellence by strengthening our academic foundation, enhancing infrastructure, and expanding super-speciality services. However, timely resolution of staffing and infrastructure gaps is crucial to sustain the pace of development." The secretary, officials said, suggested formulation of a policy to regularise non-teaching staff recruitment, a concern raised repeatedly across government medical institutions in the state....