Foundation Day cum oath taking ceremony held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 05 2014:
The foundation day of College of Nursing cum oath taking ceremony of 1st year BSc Nursing students was held today at Medical Directorate, Lamphelpat.
Prof M Kumudini Devi, Principal of College of Nursing administered oath to 40 nursing students.
Speaking as the chief guest, Health and Family Welfare Minister T Phungzathang exhorted the nursing students to honour their oath and pursue the course with added zeal.
He said that construction of building for Nusing College is almost completed.
The building would be readied for inauguration by Nov 17 .
Saying that rapid improvement in the health sector has been witnessed in the recent past, Phungzathang said that two nursing training centre and nursing school would come up soon at CCpur and JNIMS respectively.
He also said that possible steps would be taken up to mend infrastructure and manpower deficiency.
Director of Health Services, Dr O Ibomcha Singh urged nursing community to consider their patients as members of their families and provide them their best service.
Principal Secretary (Health), Dr J Suresh Babu and Director of JNIMS Porompat Prof M Shyamo also attended the programme.
Presentation of cultural items also marked the occasion.
Also speaking at the function, Prof M Kumudini urged the authority concerned to appoint requisite teaching and non-teaching staff, to pay honorarium of guest lecturers, to purchase two 50-seat buses for use in clinical teaching programme and arrangement of VIP water supply connection.