SHILLONG, May 15: The North East Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy (NEIAH) on Monday added six new buildings which were inaugurated by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal as part of the Phase-II Capacity Expansion Project of NEIAH.
The cost of the construction of the new buildings is estimated at more than Rs 60 crore.
The six new buildings will comprise a boys’ hostel with a capacity of 104 occupants, a girls’ hostel with a capacity of 104 occupants, 8 units of Type-III quarter, 6 units of Type-IVA Quarter, 7 units of Type IVB quarter-cum-Director’s Residence, a senior resident hostel with 25 units, and a guest house with 19 rooms and two suites.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister said that the Centre will expand the capacity of NEIAH, which can be instrumental in furthering the role of traditional medicine in the region.
He also informed that the NEIAH will soon be starting its ambulance services.
“Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are taking steps to build evidence based research in traditional medicine in tandem with modern medicine. We see huge role of integrative medicine in the healthcare solutions delivery system of the country in the forthcoming years. The investment made by the government through these new buildings will embolden our effort to rejuvenate traditional medicine in this region of the country,” he said.
Speaking about the role of Northeast in traditional medicine, Sonowal said, “Our Northeast is blessed by Mother Earth whose natural bounty has helped us heal for many generations. We simply want to take this process forward so that it can help many more people and help them live a better quality of life.”
Stating that PM Modi’s vision is to develop a healthcare delivery system which is effective and efficient, he said that the six newly inaugurated buildings will play a crucial role for NEIAH towards the achievement of this objective.
It may be mentioned that the NEIAH has witnessed a steady growth in patients as more and more people are experiencing better results at the hospital.
In FY2022-23, the hospital witnessed a footfall of 52,088 patients in its OPD clinics, while 504 patients were admitted as IPD patients for healing and recovery.
In Ayurveda, NEIAH has seen a footfall of 36,683 patients at the OPD clinics besides 482 patients who were admitted at the IPD section of the institute. In Homoeopathy, the footfall in its OPD clinics was 19,397 patients, while 22 patients got themselves admitted.
As many as 35 health camps & 4 CMEs (Continuing Medical Education) were conducted by NEIAH during the same period.
The event was also attended by guests of honour viz., Health Minister Dr Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister AL Hek, NEHU Vice Chancellor Prof. Prabha Shankar Shukla, NEIGRIHMS Director Prof (Dr) Nalin Mehta, and NEIAH Director Dr Neeta Mahesekar.
In the academics, NEIAH has already enrolled six undergraduate batches into Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS) and Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery (BHMS).
From 50 students in 2016-17, the intake of students has now been increased to 63 per batch. The courses are affiliated to North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.
NEIAH is an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Ayush.
NEIAH was established to provide healthcare facilities to the people of Northeastern region and Sikkim under Ayurveda and Homoeopathy systems of medicine. The institute is currently running one college Ayurveda and one college of Homoeopathy along with its attached hospitals. The institute runs a 60-bed Ayurvedic and 20-bed Homoeopathic hospitals.
The hospitals at the NEIAH campus, spread over an area of 20 acres, are well-equipped with private wards, labour room, operation theatre, yoga centre, physiotherapy unit, Panchkarma unit etc. The investigation facilities like ECG, USG, X-ray, laboratories, Nadi Tarangani etc., are also available at the institute. It also houses a full-fledged IPD facility with 60 beds for Ayurveda and 20 beds for Homoeopathy.
