3 health centres receive NQAS certification; e-Sanjeevani launched Our Correspondent Kohima, Aug. 6 (EMN): Minister of Health and Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom on Saturday told healthcare workers (HCWs) to ensure that the quality of care provided is visible, acceptable and accessible for those living in rural areas. He was addressing the felicitation programme of health units that received the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification at Capital Convention Centre in Kohima. Phom maintained that to ensure universal health coverage, Ayushman Bharat was launched in 2018 with Health and Wellness Centre (HWC) and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) as its two strong pillars. He added that Ayushman Bharat aims to bring a standard shift in the country by increasing the response of health systems to increase demand of health seekers on prevention and treatment of diseases. ‘The state has completed four years of implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness C
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First academic session will have an intake capacity of 100 students Our Correspondent Kohima, July 15 (EMN): Minister of Health and Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom, on Friday said that issues pertaining to manpower and other requirements for Nagaland’s first medical college in Kohima have been “resolved.” The minister had said last month that the building construction work of the much-awaited medical hospital in Kohima (likely to be renamed Nagaland Institute of Medical Science and Research) was 60% complete and 60 posts for the faculty had been created, as the institute is scheduled to commence courses from the next academic session. He took to social media to update about the college on Friday. ‘Had a review meeting of the ongoing Nagaland Medical College, Kohima, where issues on manpower, equipment and basic services requirements were deliberated and resolved for further perusal,’ he tweeted. ‘Also, matters pertaining to Medical College in Mon were discussed at length, an
Our Reporter Dimapur, June 14 (EMN): Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio informed that the state government will provide loans without interest to micro-farmers and entrepreneurs, by selecting and interviewing interested persons from all the districts. He was speaking during the inauguration programme of the Department of Development for Under-Developed Areas (DUDA) Guest House at Sovima on Tuesday. He said that the government will pay the interest and the beneficiaries will get a loan but the person has to provide a guarantor from the village authority. Rio also stated that the eastern region is now different and one should not have the mentality of reservation and backwardness. He stated that the area has advanced in many fields, and cited the recent HSLC and HSSLC results; stating that there were many toppers and were performing better than some advanced tribes. “You are achieving in education, connectivity and infrastructure”, he said. He asks the leaders and people to focus
Our Correspondent Kohima, June 6 (EMN): The Phom Union Kohima (PUK) observed 70th Phom Day (1952-2022), also known as Peace Day, at the Kohima Phom Baptist Church on Monday. It was attended by the Phom community and representatives of the Eastern Nagaland People’s Union Kohima (ENPUK) and Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation Kohima (ENWOK). Chief guest of the event, S Yangng Angh, OSD to minister of Health and Family Welfare, implored the gathering to stay united, saying that there is greater things to achieve as a community. He also urged the Phom community to put their trust in God for peace, harmony and prosperity in every aspect of life. Chaired by the vice president of PUK, Imti Mokholee Phom, the programme saw Additional Director of Agriculture, Nyenghong speaking on significance of Phom Day, greetings from PUK president Dr. S Manyaii and the poem of the occasion read by Shemyung. The Phom Students’ Union Kohima (PSUK) anthem was also launched at the event, while a song was al
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