Our Correspondent Kohima, Nov. 24 (EMN): Minister of Health and Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom, stated that the government of Nagaland is committed to address the inequities that exist in the state especially in the health sector. He stated this while addressing the Nagaland Health Project (NHP) (a World Bank aided project) culmination programme at Capital Cultural Centre on Thursday in Kohima. Stating that NHP is the first state-level project funded by World Bank and implemented by the department of Health and Family Welfare, Phom asserted that the project, with its focus on selected sites, had covered district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres, sub-centres and its catchment villages. The first project component, the minister informed, was focused on community result-based financing (RBF) where health intervention by health committees aim to improve health and nutrition outcomes at the community level based on the Nagaland communitisation concept.
Dimapur Police notifies public Dimapur, Nov. 1 (EMN): In view of the President’s visit to Nagaland on November 2 and 3, Dimapur Police has issued certain restrictions from 6 am on November 2 to 6 pm on November 3 within Dimapur, Chümoukedima and Niuland districts. In an order, Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Rothihu Tetseo, has restricted use of any kind of remotely piloted aircraft (RPO) like drones etc., conduct of any kind of firing practice by security forces, civil police, central police, private firing range or any civilian holder of licensed fire arms, and bursting of any kind of firecrackers. SCERT informs private schools Dimapur, Nov. 1 (EMN): State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) will facilitate the procurement of the Nagaland Heritage Studies Series (MIL) from classes 1 to 8 and Nagaland Heritage Studies Series (English version) from classes 5 to 8 textbooks for all private schools for the Academic session 2023. In this connection, all private school
Dimapur, Oct. 21 (EMN): Several districts across Nagaland observed the Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Prevention Day on October 21 by organising awareness programme on the importance of iodised salt and other activities on the theme “Understanding the importance of iodine for the body.” Kohima: The department of Health and Family Welfare observed Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day in Tuophema village, wherein the principal director of Health and Family Welfare and special guest, Dr. K Vikato Kinimi, certified Tuophema village as “Non-iodised salt-free village.” The programme was chaired by Dr. Kika Longkumer, joint director of Health and Family Welfare, while an invocation was said by Rev. Dr. Gelhou Kets, pastor of Tuophema Baptist Church, and the welcome address was delivered by Dziesengulie Seyie, vice chairman of Tuophema Village Council. Dr. Tiasunep Pongener, joint director of Health and Family Welfare, has highlighted on iodised salt and its importance.
AN update from the office of the chief medical officer (CMO), Kohima, stated that the principal director of Health department, Dr. K Vikato Kinimi, awarded
Dimapur, Sep. 30 (EMN): The additional secretary to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, V Hekali Zhimomi, on Friday urged the concerned authority to make Nagaland’s first medical college at Phriebagei in Kohima functional at the earliest for the welfare of future scholars. Zhimomi visited the medical college site on September 30 to review the progress of the much-awaited institute, which is likely to be renamed Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, updated the state’s Health department. During the review meeting with the department officials under the chairmanship of Principal Director Dr. K. Vikato Kinimi, along with Reena Hansdak, Assistant Secretary to Union Health ministry, Zhimomi lauded the department for the hard work and efforts put towards the medical college thus far. Stating that the infrastructure, clinical set up and faculty need to be ready before the visitation of National Medical Council (NMC) team, she suggested the administrators, doctors a