Dimapur, Oct. 20 (EMN): The North East Christian University (NECU) has been accredited by the Quality Council of India as a personnel certifying body (PCB) for traditional community healthcare providers (TCHP). The NECU has become the first university in the country and second institution to have been recognized and accredited so, by the council of India, a press release from the institution’s media cell stated on Saturday.
The institution called the development a ‘matter of great honour for Northeast, India region in general and Nagaland in particular.’
The QCI administers quality control and standardization. Among others, the better known BIS, ISI, standards of products and management of hospitals and industry are under the purview of the QCI through its respective national level boards, the university stated. One of the initiatives that the NECU stated to have taken was to be recognized by the Quality Council as a certifying body for traditional community healthcare providers, or commonly traditional healers ‘kobiraj.’
“Many of the genuine ones have both competence and skills that have been passed on from generation and they have been selflessly providing effective healthcare to the community,” the university stated.
“In order to give them some form of recognition, the QCI, over the last five years started a pilot project whereby some 500 TCHPs were certified in six different states. NECU felt that this facility and assessment scheme could be extended to the Northeast. The application procedure is elaborate since one need to confirm to international standards.” The NECU was established by an Act passed by the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland and is recognized by the University Grants
Commission Act to confer and award degrees for different programmes. It can also award certificates and diplomas in various specified areas.
The NECU assured to continue to strive in areas that will empower and uplift the community and people of the region.
“It will aim for and maintain a high benchmark for quality teaching, training and facilitating. It welcomes partnership in any area that will help improve the quality of life of the people,” it added.
