Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association (NIDA) has congratulated the State government as well as the Department of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) for successfully obtaining the Letter of Intent (LoI) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) on April 8 to start the first medical college in the State.
Dimapur, Nov. 2 (EMN): Nagaland Zeliang People’s Organisation (NZPO) and Zeliangrong Mipui Organisation-Nagaland (ZMO-N) have urged the state government to consider the “genuine demand” of the Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association (NIDA). The two organizations, in a joint press statement, said that right to health is a basic need and it is the responsibility of the government to deliver justice to healthcare providers and ensure availability of smooth health care services in the entire state. “In the event of the situation getting worst or cause mass suffering due to failure of addressing this grave issue on time, the government may need to face the consequences of delayed attention,” it cautioned. It further stated that in line with other states in the country, the genuine demand of NIDA should be considered to augment the acute shortage of senior and experienced doctors in the state.
Dimapur, Nov. 1 (EMN): The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) reiterated its support to the government of Nagaland pertaining to the superannuation age issue of the Nagaland In-service Doctors’ Association (NIDA). In a statement on Tuesday, NSF said it resolved to recommend the state government to maintain status quo with regard to the superannuation age of medical doctors and all other services in the state. This resolution was unanimously adopted during the 2nd emergency presidential council meeting of the federation held on September 21 at NSF Oking, it said. Maintaining that the federation has been closely following the developments pertaining to the demands of NIDA, and taking into account the ‘prolonged struggle the NSF had undergone to bring about the existing retirement policy’ of the state government employees, it stated that the matter was thoroughly deliberated in a number of federal assemblies and presidential council meetings of the federation. “On that note,
Dimapur, Oct. 31 (EMN): The Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has appealed the Nagaland government to work out amicable solution with regard to the ongoing Nagaland In-service Doctor’s Association (NIDA). The council in a press release stated that due to NIDA’s stir, hundreds of people, especially those from low socio-economic background, are facing acute disruption of health services as they cannot afford to go to private hospitals. It stated that the services rendered by government doctors across the state are too precious for those patients who cannot afford or avail consultation at higher centres or private hospitals. CNTC stated that if the government continues to show lackadaisical attitude towards the genuine demand of NIDA, then it has to bear responsibility for any loss of life or untoward incidents.