More than 8 lakh additional hospital beds required in North-east Region
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A healthcare summit organized recently in Guwahati, Assam, has informed that the northeast region requires over eight lakh additional hospital beds.
Participants said the North-East region has potential to be the South-East Asia's healthcare hub. Taking a serious note on that, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) had recently organized a two-day summit called "The North-East Healthcare Summit" in Guwahati.
Over 200 delegates, including doctors from north-eastern states, national and regional speakers and stakeholders representing hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, Medical devices companies and others participated in the deliberations.
The summit was inaugurated by Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mizoram, Lal Thanzara, in presence of Chairman of FICCI NE Advisory Council, Ranjit Barthakur, President PHFI, Dr K. Srinath Reddy, Vice president PHFI, Jayanto Narayan Choudhury, and State Health Ministers from Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Members of Parliaments from north-east states.
Participants said the North-East region has potential to be the South-East Asia's healthcare hub. Taking a serious note on that, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) had recently organized a two-day summit called "The North-East Healthcare Summit" in Guwahati.
Over 200 delegates, including doctors from north-eastern states, national and regional speakers and stakeholders representing hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, Medical devices companies and others participated in the deliberations.
The summit was inaugurated by Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mizoram, Lal Thanzara, in presence of Chairman of FICCI NE Advisory Council, Ranjit Barthakur, President PHFI, Dr K. Srinath Reddy, Vice president PHFI, Jayanto Narayan Choudhury, and State Health Ministers from Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Members of Parliaments from north-east states.
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