22/05/2026
AIIMS Patna takes a significant step towards strengthening HIV/AIDS care in Bihar with the inauguration of its new Antiretroviral Therapy ( ) Centre at the AYUSH Building.
The centre was inaugurated by Chief Guest Sumit Kumar, IAS, Project Director, Bihar State Control Society (BSACS), and Prof. (Brig.) Dr. Raju Agarwal, Executive Director-cum-CEO, AIIMS Patna, in the presence of Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Prakash, Nodal Officer, ART Centre Cum HoD, Department of General Medicine, and Prof. (Dr.) Anup Kumar, Medical Superintendent, AIIMS Patna.
The programme was also graced by Prof. (Dr.) Krishna Pandey, Director, RMRIMS Patna; Prof. (Dr.) Ajit Kumar, I/C Dean (Academics), AIIMS Patna; Dr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Deputy Director, BSACS; Nilotpal Bal, DDA, AIIMS Patna. HoDs and faculty members of various departments also graced the occasion and congratulated the team on this new beginning.
With this launch, Bihar now has 35 ART Centres, further strengthening accessible, stigma-free, and patient-centric HIV treatment services in the state. The newly operational centre is expected to benefit a large number of patients from Patna and adjoining districts through advanced treatment, counselling, and follow-up services under one roof.
IAS Sumit Kumar, Project Director, BSACS, and Prof. (Brig.) Dr. Raju Agarwal, Executive Director-cum-CEO, AIIMS Patna, congratulated Nodal Officer Prof. (Dr.) Jyoti Prakash and the entire team on this inauguration and the new beginning in service to the people.
PMO India J.P.Nadda Prataprao Jadhav Anupriya Patel अनुप्रिया पटेल Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India Bihar State AIDS Control Society, Patna Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Bihar PIB in Bihar
J Prakash