Bakin Pertin Hospital gets more facilities in Arunachal Pradesh

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PASIGHAT: Health and Family Welfare Minister Alo Libang on Thursday inaugurated RT-PCR laboratory, Blood Component Separation unit and Apheresis apparatus at the Bakin Pertin General Hospital here

Pasighat MLA Kaling Moyong, Deputy Commissioner Dr Kinny Singh and JDHS Dr D Raina were also present on the day.

During the inaugural programme of the 'Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction' (RT-PCR) laboratory, Microbiologist Dr B Apum informed that it will help in identifying the extent of spread of the coronavirus besides formulating strategies to combat it. In the RT-PCR laboratories test nasopharyngeal swabs are collected from suspected patients' nose and throat. Basically, it is a gold standard test for confirmation of COVID-19 molecular diagnostic test (Gene). In future, it will also help in identifying many viral diseases like hepatitis, chikungunya, dengue, influenza etc.

The Minister also inaugurated the 'Blood Component Separation' (BCS) unit and 'Apheresis' apparatus. Pathologists Dr G. Jonkey and DrKalingJerang informed that Apheresis is a medical technology in which the blood of a person passes through an apparatus (Apheresis machine) that separates out one particular blood constituent (blood component) and returns the remainder to the circulation. Sharing more details, the duo added that blood components are red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. It is used for collection of plasma called "plasmapharesis" where 'therapeutic plasmapheresis' can also be done in debilitating chronic autoimmune diseases.

Minister Libang accompanied by MLA K. Moyong, DC Dr. Kinny Singh, JDHS Dr. D. Raina, MS Dr. YR Darang and doctors also visited the ICU ward and took stock of other developments of the hospital.

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