Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the General Nursing and Midwifery School at Pahamsyiem, Nongpoh, today.
Nongpoh MLA Mayralborn Syiem was also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that his government has been investing in the health sector to ensure better health facilities. He said that the state had to face a lot of challenges in the last two years due to the Covid pandemic and to overcome similar situations in the future the government has taken the initiative to overhaul the health infrastructure and ensure better services.
“As a government, we have been spending a lot in terms of our health sector. In the nation as a whole, we are most probably the fourth highest in terms of the percentage of GDP that is spent on the health sector. We put a lot of focus on the health sector and that has only increased after the Covid,” he said.
He informed the gathering that a number of Health Sub-Centres and PHCs are being upgraded, in addition to the establishment of new healthcare facilities in the rural areas of the state.
Sangma added that the state is not densely populated but geographically isolated as there are more than 6,500 villages, which calls for the establishment of more government healthcare, educational and other facilities.
The Chief Minister also added that the government has taken the initiative to recruit more trained personnel to overcome a shortfall in professionals.
