Ukhrul CMO Dr Raikhan no more
Source: Hueiyen News Service / R Lester Makang
Ukhrul, May 13 2015 :
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Ukhrul District Hospital Dr.Ngampam Raikhan passed away Tuesday morning at AIIMS, New Delhi after a prolonged ailment.
Sources said that Dr Raikhan was flown to New Delhi on April 23 last after his condition deteriorated and had since been undergoing treatment at the AIIMS till he breathed his last Tuesday morning around 11 am at the ICU of the hospital.
He was diagnosed with a liver disease known as Peritonitis with CBD stricture.
The departed CMO was instrumental in introducing a locally initiated surgery program Operation Mission Outreach (OMO) to the district which benefited a number of patents among the rural poor since its launch in 2013 .
His mortal remains will be brought to Imphal on Thursday from where it would be taken to his native Tallu village in Western Ukhrul for the funeral service, sources added.