CBRN Medical Management Centre approved for Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences
The facility is a single point of contact for treatment of victims of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear fires
A secondary-level chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) medical management centre will soon be set up at the Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) here. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard has been entered into by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

“A one-and-a-half acre of land has been identified close to the lab and diagnostic centre on VIMS campus, for establishing the CBRN centre. We have ensured that the facility will have approach roads from all four sides for the easy movement of ambulances bringing patients. A lot of exercise has gone into the identification of the site,” Dr. K. Rambabu, Director of VIMS, told The Hindu on Monday.