GREATER NOIDA, Oct. 29 -- The facilities of the Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, are all set to be upgraded, with plans to set up a cath laboratory for specialised heart procedures and a trauma centre, along with expanding seats in its nursing college and introducing DNB (Diplomate of National Board) programmes in government hospitals, officials said on Tuesday.

The move is part of Uttar Pradesh government's broader effort to strengthen public healthcare and specialist medical training across the state, they said.

The decisions were discussed during a review meeting chaired by additional chief secretary (medical, health and medical education) Amit Kumar Ghosh, during his visit to the institute on Monday, s...