Agartala: A four-member delegation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, headed by its director M Srinivas, met Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday and discussed plans to improve healthcare facilities in the state. Senior officers of the Health Department and the state’s premier GBP Hospital and Agartala Govt Medical College (AGMC) were present at the meeting.According to the PTI report, Health Secretary Kiran Gitte said the state officials briefed the AIIMS team on the GBP Hospital and AGMC during the meeting.Following the meeting, the AIIMS delegation visited the GBP Hospital.Also Read:Tripura to collaborate with AIIMS Delhi to boost healthcare infrastructureGitte said the team, which has come to Tripura for two days on an invitation from the state government, will visit all departments of the GBP Hospitals and interact with the patients to assess the ground reality.”After that, the AIIMS team will make suggestions on how to improve medical education at AGMC and the quality of healthcare at GBP Hospital. The state will sign an MoU with the country’s best medical institution and implement the suggestions in the next 6-12 months,” he said.Responding to a question, Gitte said the state government has already held discussions with the Centre on the proposal for an AIIMS-like healthcare institution in the state.Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Tripura government is set to join hands with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi for the improvement of healthcare facilities in the state, a senior official said. For the purpose, a four-member team from AIIMS New Delhi, headed by its Director M Srinivas, will arrive in Tripura on June 7 on a two-day visit, he said.Health Secretary Kiran Gitte said, “We are keen to enhance collaboration with AIIMS-New Delhi for research, development and hospital management to improve overall healthcare in the state”. Also Read:Tripura Allocates Rs 100 Crore for New Eye Hospital