MSc Nursing from next year at RIMS
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR

Imphal, December 01 2017: Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh said that the State Government is planning to open up frontiers in health care sector to attract people from beyond the borders.

He was speaking at the Lamp Lighting and Oath Taking Ceremony, 2017 of College of Nursing at Jubilee Hall of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) today .

The Deputy Chief Minister said that all out efforts will be made to develop health care tourism in the State to attract people from South East and East Asian countries.

He said, health care expenses in Manipur are much lower than the expenses in the SE and East Asian countries and therefore, large number of people can be attracted to come to Manipur for treatment.

It will boost resources thereby enhancing economic growth of the State .

Stating that profession of nursing is a noble one, Joykumar said that people in the profession should understand that they are the first to help the needy people.

Doctors alone cannot extend help to patients but the dedication, support and love of the nursing community are tremendously required .

He further said that lighting of lamp symbolises the hope to the people who are suffering and appealed to the nursing community to maintain ethics while discharging duties and cooperate with the people in all the time.

The Deputy Chief Minister distributed awards to the outstanding nursing students in the function .

Director of RIMS, Prof A Santa Singh said that MSc Nursing course will be opened from the next year in the College of Nursing, RIMS, Imphal .

Prof Santa further stated that there are lots of opportunities for nursing professionals to work in India and abroad.

It is really proud to see that many nursing professionals from the State are working in the premier hospitals like Apollo Hospital, Fortis Hospital and others .

He also mentioned that he will do his best to have a separate budget for College of Nursing and Dental College in the near future .

After introducing digital token system in the RIMS OPD counters, the long queue in the OPD counters has been reduced drastically which is really a good step for the patients and patient parties.

A separate colour paper queue system for senior citizen counters will also be introduced soon, Prof Santa said .

Controller of Examinations, MU, Prof N Ibotombi Singh, Dr Manju Vasta, Principal, College of Nursing, AIIMS, New Delhi, Prof H Jamuna Devi, Principal, College of Nursing, RIMS also spoke on the occasion .

Earlier, Continuing Nursing Education, 2017 on the topic "Nursing as a career" was also held where experts from AIIMS deliberated on various issues relating to nursing.

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