Our Correspondent Kohima, Sep. 7 (EMN): Chief Secretary of Nagaland, J Alam, on Wednesday solicited the Tata Memorial Centre to set up a unit in Nagaland, which can be part of the existing hospitals or the Kohima medical college, adding that if there is a possibility, the state government would pursue the same. He was addressing the launch of a state-level programme on Medical Certification Cause of Death (MCCD) and Affordable Cancer Care project at Hotel Vivor in Kohima organised by Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, department of Health and Family Welfare and department of Economics and Statistics. He commended the Tata Memorial Centre for making cancer care affordable, and maintained that the Central government is also giving a lot of focus on the Northeast. Alam said several states have got their own cancer hospitals and exuded hope that Nagaland will come up with a cancer care centre very soon. Asserting that a lot of work is going on for improvement of public health and healthcare ser
Our Correspondent Kohima, Aug. 22 (EMN): Nagaland stands on the launch pad of significant change and development, said Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi while reminding the youths that they have a vital responsibility towards enhancing the progress of the “hugely beautiful and resourceful state”. He was speaking during the 32nd Graduation Day of St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous) Jakhama on Monday. “You belong to a generation that has all the advantages of modern education, access to technical resources equipped with vast knowledge, skills and vision to make Nagaland advance in every way,” Mukhi said. Congratulating the faculty, administrative team, parents and the graduating students from the college, the governor expressed happiness to see a batch of promising youngsters armed with knowledge and skills “who are ready to accomplish their dreams”. Maintaining that St. Joseph’s College holds the distinction of being the largest college in Nagala