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Nagaland way behind cancer care, time to wake up, says Dr Vinotsole Khamo – Eastern Mirror

Nagaland way behind cancer care, time to wake up, says Dr Vinotsole Khamo – Eastern Mirror
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Nagaland departments bid adieu to retiring officers

Urban Development bid adieu to retiring director and registrar EM Bureau Dimapur/ Kohima, Sep. 30 (EMN): Departments of Urban Development, Health and Family Welfare and Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship bade farewell to retiring officers on September 30. UD: Urban Development bade farewell to its director, S Takatuba Aier, and registrar, Rita Luho, during a programme held at its directorate in Kohima. Extending best wishes to the two outgoing officers, the advisor of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Neikiesalie Kire, urged them to continue serving the people in different capacities. Dr. Kire added that though they may part ways, they should continue to remember and pray for one another and extended his assistance to the department whenever required. The principal secretary of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, I Himato Zhimomi, stated that retiring from government service is not the end of one’s journey as one could still embark on new careers and d

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Provide free chemotherapy to poor cancer patients, recommends survey

Our CorrespondentKohima, Aug. 9 (EMN): Cancer screening facilities and chemotherapy should be made available in all the community health centres and district hospitals as 25% of poor cancer patients cannot afford the drugs due to financial difficulties, a survey has revealed. Atleast “25% never took treatment due to financial difficulties and 90% were government employees and their dependence will be getting reimbursement from the government,” Principal Investigator Consultant and State Nodal Officer of BSL labs, Research and Ethics, department of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Vinotsole Khamo, stated while presenting the report on monitoring survey of cancer risk factors and health system response in Northeast region for Nagaland. The findings of the survey, conducted with health facilities (PHC or UPHC, CHC/ District Hospital and private facilities) as one of the tools, showed none of the CHCs provided cancer screening services while only over a quarter of the district hospitals

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