North East can become medical hub for South East Asia: Rijiju
Guwahati: The North East region of the country has the potential to become a healthcare hub for SouthEast Asia, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said.
"We can create a medical hub in the North East for our neighbours... Myanmar people want to come to North East for medical treatment and a few are coming to Dibrugarh (in Assam)," the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said while flagging of an ambulance service launched by Hindustan Prefab Ltd.
"We are going to inaugurate the Moreh Integrated CheckPost (ICP) in August," he said.
"We are now closer to the integration of South EastAsian nations," the minister said.
"There are some good facilities in Guwahati and Dibrugarh but other than the two cities, the scenario in the entire North East is not good," he said.
While favourable policies from government were needed to improve the scenario, he appealed to the corporates to come forward and open medical facilities in the region.
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