Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 3
In a major boost to the health care sector in Nagaland, Nikos Hospital & Research Centre (NH&RC), Dimapur, will soon launch its own laparoscopic training centre to train and teach gynae doctors, the latest in minimal invasive surgery.
The Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Society of India (FOGSI) has assessed the hospital and is in the final process of granting accreditation to NH&RC for opening of the training centre.
This was disclosed by Chairperson, FOGSI Endoscopic Committee, Dr. Bijoy Nayak, who was here in Dimapur to assess the infrastructure and facilities available in the hospital.
Talking to media persons at Hotel Acacia before his departure on Sunday, Dr. Nayak said his visit was primarily to assess the feasibility of opening a laparoscopic training centre in the hospital. He expressed satisfaction with the equipments and facilities available at Nikos.
“I find the hospital well organized and equipped with state of the art laparoscopic equipments. I think this can be one of the best training centres in the country. In fact I am astonished that such facilities exist in Dimapur”, Dr. Nayak said.
Dr. Nayak also described Dr. Victo Wotsa, MD (OBST & Gynecology) of NH&RC as one of the leading endoscopic surgeons in the country and one who has performed numerous endoscopic surgeries in different hospitals in India. Nikos Hospital sources expressed optimism that the accreditation process would be done in a month’s time. After the accreditation, the hospital hopes to provide long and short term training to gynae doctors.
The training centre will be the first in Nagaland and the second in the entire North East region after Guwahati. Since introduction of gynaecological laparoscopy in NH&RC in 2011, the hospital has performed around 6,000 such surgeries, an NH&RC doctor said.
