Bhubaneswar, April 12 -- In a major step towards enhancing critical healthcare services in Odisha and neighbouring states, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, announced the establishment of a skin bank at AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

During his visit to the institute, Nadda stated the skin bank will harvest skin from donors within six hours of death and provide lifesaving grafts to patients with severe burns. The initiative is expected to significantly reduce dependency on similar centres located in Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Lauding AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Nadda remarked the institution is on par with AIIMS Delhi in terms of infrastructure and service delivery.

The Union Health Minister also inaugurated the state-of-the-art...