Department of Paediatrics

Establishment of Human Milk Bank started in 2013 and was upgraded along with comprehensive lactation management and training on 31st Jan. 2019. Human milk is collected, pasteurized and distributed to needy newborn, high risks neonates in the NICU and sick infants. It has helped in reducing the neonatal mortality.
Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre. Children with SAM and MAM are identified and admitted for management. Dietary, supportive and stimulation therapy is administered. They are discharged after nutritional education to the caregiver and others are provided with community-based nutrition. This is the step to reduce the prevalence of malnutrition.
Sub Speciality OPDs. Sub Speciality consultant conduct OPDs, Cardiology, Pulmonology. Post graduates are exposed to various systematic specialized management like cardiac intervention, bronchoscopy, G-I endoscopy, dialysis.
Cardiac intervention and epilepsy surgery is practiced and post graduates are exposed to specialized procedures.
Clinical Research Major clinical research trials have been conducted and generated total grant of 78, 11098/-WHO trials helped in formulating the immunization policies like introduction of Bivalent polio Vaccine and IPV. John Hopkins research is Neonatal sepsis helped in preventing the incidence of sepsis in NICU and PICU ward.