World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year to raise awareness and encourage action for the protection of the planet. The theme of this year celebration was “Beat Plastic Pollution”. Nagaland too observed the day by organising various activities such as plantation drives, social works, etc by various organisations, educational institutions and NGOs.
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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.
“Doctor khan tu Iswor nishina he asey dey”. That was what my Mom used to say when I was growing up. Little as I was, little did I know that the statement would somehow ring true when I could finally grasp the underlying meaning of her statement. Blasphemy? I believe otherwise. When my elder brother was sliding away (he passed away), when two of my elder sisters were in the operation theatre, when my Mum was admitted to a hospital, when my Sis-in-Law was giving birth, and the multitude of times many close friends and known persons, my trust was laid on Doctors. But yes, my prayers did go up; some were answered, some weren’t. To become a Doctor, it takes just months shy of 6 years. To become a specialist after rigorous MBBs, 3 years is what one has to invest. And who has considered the in-between months or years from MBBS to becoming a specialist? So, once one becomes an employable “Doctor”, the Doctor has already invested more years than someone legible to be a high ranking of