Twenty nine doctors from Meghalaya were felicitated at the Kasturba Gandhi Hospital in Tamil Nadu in a function organised by both the state governments.
The medical officers have successfully completed an intensive six-month specialized training in Comprehensive Emergency Obstetrics Care (CEmOC), Ultrasonography, and Life Saving Anaesthetic Skills.
The training was facilitated through a memorandum of understanding signed between the two state governments in September last year, whereby the Tamil Nadu government agreed to support Meghalaya for recruitment and training of medical professionals.
Health ministers of both the states, Thiru. Ma Subramanian and M. Ampareen Lyngdoh were present at the function as guests.
Addressing the gathering, Lyngdoh spoke about the collaboration. She said, “This initiative emerged from the recognition that Community Health Centres in the State are to be converted to First Referral Units, providing quality healthcare services to the citizens of Meghalaya.”
Lyngdoh said the training of dedicated doctors was a strategic step to offer specialized care, promote institutional deliveries, encourage health-seeking behaviour, and ultimately enhance the health indicators.
It may be mentioned that the agreement facilitate training of doctors, especially in remote Community Health Centres (CHCs), to overcome the shortage of certified and trained medical professionals for several critical functions, including ultrasonography, obstetrics and anesthesiology.
The intent behind this is to provide better antenatal and postpartum care to expecting women and to women after delivery, especially at the public health facilities in remote locations.
