Doctors urged to adopt climate-resilient technologies
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, February 26 2023: Rajya Sabha MP and titular king of Manipur Leishemba Sanajaoba on Sunday urged experts and doctors to promote climate-resilient healthcare facilities, stressed on the need to adopt environment-friendly technologies and use energy-efficient services in the healthcare facilities.

During a one-day seminar on the theme "Swasth Bharat, Carbon Shunya Bharat" held alongside a state level painting competition at RIMS Jubilee Hall, MP Sanajaoba, who was the chief guest of the seminar, stated that India's greenhouse gas emissions are mainly from electricity and heat, agriculture, forestry and land use, manufacturing and construction, transport, healthcare, industry, buildings, etc.

The MP continued that India, a signatory to the Male Declaration on Building Health Systems Resilience to Climate Change 2017, is committed to promoting climate-resilient healthcare facilities and adopting environment-friendly technologies and using energy-efficient services.

He then informed that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also identified two components underlying the principle of 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle', explaining that the first one is lowering carbon emissions in health facilities to strengthen management of energy, water and waste at the facility level, and the other is promoting lifestyle changes for patients, attendants and human resources at the facility.

The Rajya Sabha MP then highlighted the need to work together in pursuit of achieving carbon-neutral and climate-resilient health facilities.

Dr Koijam Mani Bhushan Singh, head of department of Environment Science (DM College of Science, Dhanamanjuri University), Dr S Priyokumar Singh, former director Science & Technology & Environment, Prof Dr Bakimchandra Oinam, department of Civil Engineering (NIT Manipur), and Dr Aditya K Joshi, principal chief conservator (Forests) were the resource persons of the seminar.

Prof N Sanjib Singh, medical superintendent RIMS Hospital, Dr Aditya K Joshi (PCC) and Prof Paonam Gunindro Singh, vice-chancellor Manipur University of Culture, attended the event as president and guests of honour respectively.

A state-level painting competition was also held in two categories.

In category-I, N Korounganba of Heritage Convent (Uripok), S Purel Mangang of St George High School (Wangkhei) and Laishram Bidyananda of Kendriya Vidyalaya (Lamphel) secured first, second and third position respectively.

In category-II, Sunaina Saikhom of Kendra Vidyalaya (Lamphel), Thiyam Jesina Devi of RK Sanatombi Devi Vidyalaya, and Ningombam Bolero of Shishu Nishtha Niketan won first, second and third prize respectively.

RIMS medical superintendent Prof N Sanjib Singh distributed the prizes to the winners of the painting competition.

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