Srinagar, July 2 -- In a significant boost to the diagnostic healthcare infrastructure, the union Government has allocated 275 AI-enabled portable handheld X-ray machines, nine 1.5-Tesla MRI units, and four digital mammography units to Jammu & Kashmir under the Prime Minister's Fund.
Officials said a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, and the Government of Jammu & Kashmir for the implementation of the project.
The equipment will be installed in identified Government health institutions across the union Territory to strengthen diagnostic services, improve early disease detection, enhance breast cancer screening and support AI-enabled tuberculosis screening...