The survey process involves a face-to-face discussion with a skilled wellness counselor appointed by NHM (file photo).
More than 30 consultants are being appointed for the survey, which is monitored by the National Health Mission (NHM), a division of the Tamil Nadu government.
Indian Institute technology Madras (IIT Madras) launched a wellness survey program on May 4 with an aim to connect with all stakeholders of the campus. An independent organization has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the survey, and it will contact each and every student, staff member and faculty in the institute.
The National Health Mission (NHM), a division of the Government of Tamil Nadu, will monitor the execution of the survey. More than 30 counselors are being appointed for this survey. The survey process involves a face-to-face discussion with a skilled wellness counselor appointed by NHM.
IIT Madras Director Professor V. Kamakoti launched the wellness initiative. A unique initiative ‘Skilled Programme’ concurrently launched by Professor Kamakoti aims at fostering intimate relationships between distinguished students and faculty members for their welfare.
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Professor V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, emphasized the importance of this wellness survey and said, “Happiness is a collective responsibility. IIT Madras is committed to work towards ensuring the well-being of all on its campus. Independent Health Survey is one of the important steps taken in this direction. I thank NHA, Government of Tamil Nadu for helping us in this endeavour.
During this, GBMDriver (GlioBlastoma Mutiforme Drivers), a machine learning-based computational tool It was recently developed by a group of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras to better detect cancer-causing tumors in the brain and spinal cord.
Although glioblastoma tumors have served as the subject of extensive research in the past, there are currently only a limited number of treatment options, and the expected survival rate following diagnosis is just under two years.
The primary goal of GBMDriver, a freely available online server, was to detect driver mutations and passenger mutations (neutral mutations) in glioblastoma as well as a variety of other cancers.
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