Tura MP Saleng A Sangma visited NEIGRIHMS here yesterday where he was given a briefing about the challenges facing the institute and where he met with staff of the central government teaching hospital.
Sangma was recently nominated as a member of the NEIGRIHMS governing council, a press release from the institute said today.
In a meeting that lasted over an hour, Sangma was briefed about the current status of NEIGRIHMS and had a very productive interaction with many faculty members and staff, including heads of various departments and sections of NEIGRIHMS.
The MP said that the main aim of his visit was to get an overall understanding about various issues affecting NEIGRIHMS. It would only then be possible, he added, to take up the matter with the central government to ensure that NEIGRIHMS develops into a premier institution for the provision of the highest quality of healthcare to the people of the North East.
NEIGRIHMS Director Prof Dr Nalin Mehta apprised Sangma about the main areas of concern at NEIGRIHMS, namely the shortage of faculty, long overdue cadre review, parity with AIIMS New Delhi and PGIMER Chandigarh and requirement of land for a guesthouse for needy patients. He also emphasised the need for conferring the status of iInstitute of national importance (INI) on NEIGRIHMS to help overcome numerous obstacles.
The MP requested a brief note about the different requirements so that he could take necessary steps to resolve them at the earliest. Sangma stated that the entire region looked up to NEIGRIHMS as it is the best hospital and teaching institution in the area and he will therefore take up the matter at the earliest.
During the meeting, he also said that he would cut across party lines and hold discussions with the MPs from the other North East states as well to help resolve the key issues plaguing NEIGRIHMS.
The MP also assured that he would also take up NEIGRIHMS’s request for allotment of land to build a patient guesthouse near the campus with the state government as well as the issues of impediment to delivery and supply of medicines and high-end medical equipment as per local rules and regulations.
