Imphal, November 7 (MExN): Shija Hospitals and Research Institute (SHRI) announced its first homegrown private medical college in North-East India.
After due inspection and screening, the National Medical Commission has permitted SHRI to start a new private medical college with 150 students intake capacity per year at Health Village, Langol, Imphal West, Manipur under the name of Shija Academy of Health Sciences (SAHS) from the academic session 2021-2022.
The permission has been issued by National Medical Commission on November 1, Dr Palin Khundongbam, CMD Shija Hospitals and Research Institute Pvt Ltd stated in a press release on Sunday.
The main purpose of establishing the new medical college is to produce strong, empathetic, compassionate, socially and environmentally responsible research-oriented medical graduates and postgraduates for the new era of health sciences, affordable quality healthcare, and medical value tourism to help save the state’s exchequer and inclusive growth of the region, the release stated.
The proposed private medical college will have an academic block and an independent subsidized 700 bedded teaching hospital which will be constructed within two years.
“Shija plans to have a satellite 100 bedded hospital at the international border, Moreh, to cater to primary and secondary healthcare for the border areas of India and Myanmar and also a Rural Health Centre within a 40 km radius. The Seat Sharing (State Government Nominee, Shija Management Nominee, and Non-Resident Indian) and Annual Fee Structures is already proposed to the Government of Manipur based on one of the nearest private medical colleges in Kolkata as we don’t have a full private medical college in NE India,” the CMD informed.
The medical college will not only generate employment but also help the state to develop as one of the global healthcare destinations with world-class healthcare service at an affordable cost to attract domestic as well as global medical tourists. It will also provide ample opportunities for capacity building of the local population and can supply the healthcare workforce to developed nations, the release added.
The teaching institute will attract both domestic and international students which will help in the generation of foreign exchange that will contribute towards inclusive economic growth of the state. It will also help in the enhancement of goodwill between India and Myanmar and beyond through healthcare. Shija envisions to be a premium and leading brand in healthcare services globally by 2026, recognized by its customers for our holistic approach, personal touch, and technological advancement, the CMD stated.
SHRI had a humble beginning as Shija Clinic, a mono practice attached to a pharmacy at Paona Bazar in 1985. Now, it is a NABH (Pre Entry) certified 350 bedded (including 60 critical care beds) super specialty hospital supported by 1399 caregivers including 165 full-time doctors. It is located at the eco-friendly foothill of Langol, Imphal West, branded as Health Village, Langol.
Shija has a NABL accredited Laboratory and has helped many patients have the access to quality health facilities without having to go outside the state. The hospital played a key role in the detection and treatment of COVID in both the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the release stated.
