NAGALAND WOMEN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION VISITS CIHSR HOSPITAL, DIMAPUR

            As part of its yearly activity, the Nagaland Women Voluntary Association (NVWA), led by its President, Kaisa Rio, visited CISHR on Tuesday 13th April 2021 and provided financial assistance to the less privileged students undergoing training at the CIHSR nursing institute.

            During their visit, NVWA President, Kaisa Rio, who is also the lady wife of Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio, while highlighting about the association said that NVWA has been assisting projects and also providing financial support to organizations in need,  in every way could.  She mentioned that the objective of the association was to provide assistance to those in need in every way possible. She acknowledged CISHR for giving their best in delivering the best towards the service of humanity.  She assured the support of the association in the coming days to come for accomplishing excellence.

            During the visit, CIHSR Director, Dr. Sedevi while briefing about the hospital mentioned that it was established in the month of November 24, 2007 and governed by tripartite partnership CMC Vellore, EHA and State Government with a vision to transform communities through innovation compassion and excellence on the motto “Serve Nurture Transform”. The objectives of the hospital emphasises to transform it into a centre of excellence, provide training and academic centre, focus on networking and develop community of caring, he added.

            He maintained that the hospital comprises of 200 beds secondary and mid tertiary centre, including 530 staff and hundred outsourced staff, it also has a cancer centre and has specialists on gastroenterology, cardiology and dialysis. With regard to academics, the hospitals has been providing DNB post graduates in medicine, family medicine and surgery, college of nursing- BSc, PCBSC and GNM, allied health sciences focusing on five subjects, CLHTC-lay leaders training, bedside assistants-NSDC and has a school for children with special needs named as precious Gems school.

            Highlighting on the student scholarship fund, Dr. Sedevi mentioned that contributions are carried out from staff and other friends, it also comprises of committee for administration of the funds wherein SOP and criteria for selection and administration of fund is conducted and is being benefitted by poor meritorious students from areas of special need. Later, the association also visited the institute, hostel and library of the nursing institute.

            The NVWA donated a sum of Rs. 10 lakhs and the money was handed over to Director CIHSR.

                                                                                                (Sebu Lam, IA Dimapur)