DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 8 (MExN): The Christian Institute of Health Science and Research (CIHSR) today stated that allegations of flouting MoU rules made by the Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) are “absolutely baseless, ignorant of the ground reality and factually incorrect.”
A press release from Dr. Sedevi Angami, Director, CIHSR, explained in detail the governance of the CIHSR by a society which comprises of the Nagaland state Government, CMC Vellore and EHA. It informed that being charitable organizations, by law EHA and CMC cannot invest any funds into CIHSR. There are no shareholders in this partnership and no funds generated from CIHSR go out to any other organization or person, it clarified.
The statement further said that the State Government does not give any funds to CIHSR except for its share of specific projects or those related to specific national programmes; and that all expenses for running the institution including salaries are met from the funds generated from the hospital operations.
It added that every year, CIHSR spends over Rs 3 crores of its income on charity and subsidizing for poor patients. “Every day, patient’s bills are written off if they cannot pay for services,” the statement informed.
With regard to treatment rates, the statement agreed with the NPRAAF that “our rates are lower than the existing market rates. We charge Rs 100 per patient for new outpatient consultation. This we do without any subsidy from external sources.”
It meanwhile listed out details of management accountability practiced within the CIHSR and its efforts to improve the quality of the staff.
It further informed that out of 478 staff, 407 are Nagas and the rest from the Northeast with a small handful from Vellore and other states.
The statement also listed out details of various programmes run by the CIHSR and invited those interested in seeing what CIHSR is, to come and see for themselves.
“I would invite them to actually partner with us in taking responsibility for the health of the people. Anybody can criticize and point out faults. What we need are actual workers on the ground who will give their sweat and hands for the health of our people,” it added.
