Title: Challenges Faced in Opening a Microbiology Department in a Mission Hospital
Authors: Dr Ekta Mala, Dr Abhishek Gifty Singh
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i11.212
Abstract
To work in a rural mission hospital is a challenge in itself. Establishing a non clinical department with limited resources is difficult. Taking into consideration public health needs and economy of the hospital, a microbiology laboratory was opened for the benefits of both, after overcoming various hindrances
Keywords – Mission hospital, New microbiology department, Challenges.
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