First Antiretroviral (ART) centre for children in India at Lady Hardinge

Q.  The first Antiretroviral (ART) centre for children in India started in
- Published on 21 Sep 16

a. Christian Medical College & Hospital
b. AIIMS
c. Lady Hardinge Medical College
d. Armed Forces Medical College

ANSWER: Lady Hardinge Medical College
 
  • The foundation stone was laid by Lady Hardinge on 17 March 1914 and the college was named Queen Mary College & Hospital to commemorate the visit by Queen Mary in 1911-12.
  • Lady Hardinge was actively involved in collecting funds for the college from the princely states and the public until her death on 11 July 1914.
  • The college was inaugurated on 7 February 1916 by Baron Hardinge in the Imperial Delhi Enclave area.
  • On the suggestion of Queen Mary, the college and the hospital was named after Lady Hardinge to perpetuate the memory of its founder.
  • The college has two teaching hospitals, Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital and Kalawati Saran Child Hospital. The hospital has provided services to male patients since 1991.
  • The college's Department of Microbiology is internationally acclaimed for its salmonella phage typing, and it is a World Health Organization collaborating centre for reference and training in streptococcal diseases for South East Asia.
  • It is also a surveillance centre for AIDS. The first ART centre for children in the country, was also started in LHMC in 2007.

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