Medical team of the Army felicitated

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 1

The faculty and staff of Dr BR Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali, today extended their felicitations to the medical team from Western Command that had set up facilities at the institute to deal with cases of black fungus among civilians.

The team, comprising about 25 battlefield nursing assistants (BFNAs), had been deployed at the institute for the past 35 days. With the decrease in the number of cases and relative lessening of the burden on the healthcare system, BFNAs will now resume their duties at their respective Army establishments.

Dr Bhavneet Bharti, Director-Principal of the institute, lauded the role of the BFNAs and thanked the Western Command for extending its support in dealing with the turbulent situation. Col JS Sandhu, Director, Civil Military Affairs, Western Command, said the Army would provide all possible assistance to civilian hospitals if the need arose.