Required permission to start medical college in Nagaland by July (Representational Image)
The Principal Secretary said that the government is leaving no stone unturned to establish a medical college and it is expected that this year the admission of the first batch will start.
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A top health department official said that in order to provide better health services to the people of the state, the Nagaland government is taking all steps to start the first medical college and launch the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) this year. Every effort is being made to put the first Nagaland Medical College, Kohima on the ground and the government is hopeful that the regulatory agency National Medical Commission – will handle the state to start the college by July and provide necessary permission, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, Amardeep Singh S Bhatia said.
He made this announcement on the topic “Don’t leave one’s health behind” on Thursday in the review program of Social Health Responsibility Campaign, an initiative of Chief Medical Officer Kohima in collaboration with Kohima District Administration and Association of Kohima Municipal Wards and Panchayats (AKMWP). . : Invest in health systems for all”. He said that the state government already has 60 posts of senior faculty for the medical college, while other posts will be created over time.
The Principal Secretary said that the government is leaving no stone unturned to establish a medical college and it is expected that this year the admission of the first batch will start. The second initiative will be the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme, which was announced by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in his budget speech in March this year. The aim is to cover the entire population with Rs 5 lakh for each patient, he said, adding that the health department is working on all aspects with a target to launch the scheme by October.
“With the medical college, there will be more professional doctors in the state but with the insurance scheme we will be able to reduce out-of-pocket expenses and provide better treatment,” he said, adding that the two initiatives are aimed at making quality healthcare easily accessible in the state, Bhatia said.
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