Kick-off meeting held for medical college hospital held in Kohima

Officials of Health department and Nippon Koei India Pvt. Ltd., during the kick-off meeting for medical college hospital at NIMSR in Kohima on May 7.

• DIMAPUR — A kick-off meeting for the medical college hospital project at Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (NIMSR), Kohima, was held on May 6 and 7, jointly organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare and Nippon Koei India Pvt. Ltd., the project management consultancy firm, under the JICA ODA loan project.
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• The objective of the meeting was to formally initiate the project implementation process and deliberate on the project scope, stakeholder responsibilities and required support mechanisms, the IEC Bureau, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, stated in a press release.

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• The session was chaired by the commissioner and secretary of Health and Family Welfare and attended by members of the project executive committee, PMU and other senior officials from the department.
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• As part of the programme, the team also undertook a site visit to the proposed location for the Medical College Hospital to assess ground conditions and facilitate planning for the next phase of project execution.
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• “This marks a significant milestone towards the realisation of a state-of-the-art Medical College Hospital in Kohima, aimed at strengthening medical education and delivery of quality healthcare in Nagaland,” the release stated.