Rono Hills, Apr 19: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kolkata based Indian Institute of Liver & Digestive Sciences (IILDS),   which would open the way for the two institutions to co-operate and implement a community based project on delivery of comprehensive Hepatitis B Virus(HBV) care in Arunachal Pradesh.
Having a duration of 10 months, the Rs. 60-lakh project would target a population of 3000 people of all ages and both sexes of the state and build a capacity of healthcare workers comprising doctors and nurses. The areas of work will include diagnosing Hepatitis B, prevention, care and treatment in addition to training of laboratory workers to conduct clinical tests for detecting the infection and its monitoring. The project would also conduct screening of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C to identify those currently infected, previously exposed, immunized by vaccination and whether carrying any risk potential for infection. John C. Martin Foundation (USA) is funding the project with the IILDS as primary recipient of the grant and RGU as the sub-recipient.
As part of the project, the two institutions will collectively build rural community outreach and viral hepatitis clinical testing capabilities, consolidate viral hepatitis disease characterization and research capabilities and also sample general populations in the state to understand HBV prevalence and characteristics.
IILDS was represented by its Secretary of Board of Governance, Professor Dr. Abhijit Chowdhury, while the RGU team comprised of Vice-Chancellor Professor Saket Kushwaha, Registrar  Professor Tomo Riba, member of the Executive Council Dr. Akin Tana Tara and   other officers of the university. Extending his congratulations to both the institutions, RGU VC said that the MoU is an indicator of the larger role that a university needs to play in addition to providing access to higher education and research.
IILDS is an emerging   non-government charity orientedcentre of excellence for research and patient care services for liver and gastrointestinal diseases set up and governed by Liver Foundation, West Bengal. RGU Press Release 

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