BHISHM Cube: AIIMS Rishikesh's Mobile Hospital Ready in 12 Minutes for Disaster Response BHISHM Cube: AIIMS Rishikesh's Mobile Hospital Ready in 12 Minutes for Disaster Response Content Editor: Dr. Anamika May 28, 2025 PHC Editorial Bureau Disaster Response, Mobile Hospitals All India Institute of Medical Sciences ,Rishikesh recently conducted a mock drill of the BHISHM Cube—Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita and Maitri —a mobile hospital unit under P roject A arogya M aitri by the Government of India. Designed for rapid disaster response , the modular unit can treat up to 200 casualties and integrates artificial intelligence, point-of-care testing (POCT ) and data analytics for real-time monitoring and management. During the drill, the BHISHM Cube was successfully deployed within twelve minutes, demonstrating its preparedness to provide efficient medical care during emergencies. Rapid mobile hospitals could have a great impact in disaster relief across India and developing nations.

AIIMS to launch day care facilities for EHS beneficiaries AIIMS to launch day care facilities for EHS beneficiaries Content Editor: Dr. Mohammed Kashif June 11, 2024 Social trends Healthy ageing, Senior citizens, Employee benefits The Employee Health Services (EHS) facility, modeled on the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), provides comprehensive medical care to faculty, staff, pensioners, their dependents, and students of AIIMS, New Delhi. True to its commitment to advancing healthcare services and addressing the evolving needs of its community, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), after engaging with various stakeholders, announced the establishment of a dedicated daycare facility providing services such as dialysis, chemotherapy, and endoscopy for EHS beneficiaries . The growing demand for specialized services has led to longer waiting times and fewer available routine care slots, impacting the overall quality and accessibility of healthcare for EHS patients, hence, AIIMS decided to start this service because most EHS patients are senior citizens. Operating daily from 8 am to 8 pm at the National Centre for Aging , this facility will offer timely and efficient medical care exclusively for EHS beneficiaries without affecting general patient services.

The new norm: More heat waves and fewer cold waves in India The new norm: More heat waves and fewer cold waves in India Content Editor: Dr. Anubhav Mondal April 24, 2023 Springer Environment, Climate change A study, Bhattacharya et al. discovered that every year, the number of days with abnormally high temperatures rises during the summer while the number of days with unusually low temperatures falls during the winter. The scientists discovered that the frequency of heat wave episodes is rising at a pace of 0.6 incidents every ten years. The researchers discovered that the frequency of cold waves is dropping by 0.4 occurrences every ten years. The authors highlight the divergent patterns of heat waves and cold waves. For instance, across the arid and semi-arid climatic region, heat waves are more frequent whereas cold waves are less frequent.

Nikshay Poshan Yojana and its impact Nikshay Poshan Yojana and its impact Content Editor: Dr.KH Reddy February 28, 2024 BMC Public Health Tuberculosis, NTEP, Direct benefit transfer, Nutrition NPY offers a cash transfer of 500rs for every individual notified to have tuberculosis for the entire period of their anti-tubercular treatment. A retrospective cohort study examined the degree of NPY implementation in India from 2018 to 2022 , using NTEP’s database of 3.7 million TB patients from nine randomly selected states The study results revealed that: The proportion of patients who received at least one NPY transfer has improved from 56.9% in 2018 to 76.1% in 2022. Increased political commitment and schemes like Jan Dhan Yojana have solved the problem of lack of bank accounts which was a major hurdle in delivering the DBT benefits to patients five years ago. Since 2018 the average time between diagnosis and receipt of NPY installment has reduced by half but considerable delays still exist nationwide; more in private sector notified patients.

Capital stuck in losing game: Delhi remains the most polluted in NCR in spite of lower average PM 2.5 Capital stuck in losing game: Delhi remains the most polluted in NCR in spite of lower average PM 2.5 Content Editor : Dr. Purnoor Kaur March 8, 2023 Centre for Science and Environment Air Pollution, Environmental Health According to an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment , although the average PM 2.5 level in Delhi this winter was the lowest since 2018-19, Delhi remains the most polluted city in the National Capital Region . The improvement was attributed to meteorology and emergency action based on pollution forecasting. The average PM 2.5 level in Delhi from October 1 to January 31 was 160 µg/m3, lower than the previous year . However, the highest average PM 2.5 level of 211 µg/m3 was recorded at the Nehru Nagar monitoring station , and Jahangirpuri was the most polluted neighborhood. Hotspots are identified in North and East Delhi.