C-CAMP, Nagaland join hands for public health

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), India’s premier life sciences innovation hub, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Department of Health & Family Welfare (H&FW), Government of Nagaland, to strengthen the state’s public health system through deployment of innovative, indigenous health technologies.
The formal announcement was made on September 9 at the IDSP Conference Hall, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima, by C-CAMP director & CEO, Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed, and Commissioner & Secretary, H&FW, Anoop Khinchi. The programme was attended by Principal Director, H&FW, Dr. Mereninla Senlem, Director, Dr. Sendimeren Aonok, Joint Director, Dr. Kikameren Longkumer, and senior officials of the department.
The collaboration builds on C-CAMP’s earlier interventions in Nagaland, including the establishment of two oxygen-supported hospital facilities during the Covid -19 pandemic—a 50-bedded unit at Dimapur District Hospital and a 39-bedded unit at Imkongliba Memorial District Hospital (IMDH), Mokokchung.
Speaking at the event, Anoop Khinchi stated that the partnership aims to introduce innovative technologies to improve health outcomes and build a resilient, inclusive and innovation-driven health system in the state.
Dr. Saiyed said the MoU provides a structured framework to work with the state and generate field-level evidence to scale impactful technologies. He shared that C-CAMP has trained over 5,000 healthcare workers and reached more than six lakh lives across 19 states.
Under the partnership, C-CAMP and the state government will jointly identify and deploy technologies in priority areas such as maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases and other critical public health challenges. The initiative will also foster stronger linkages between innovators, clinicians and health workers to ensure effective adoption and improved health outcomes.
C-CAMP, supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, has a portfolio of over 550 deep-tech start-ups and a pan-India network of more than 3,000 innovators.
Its Technology Impact Programme (C-TIP) aligns with national health priorities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to deploy contextually designed solutions across India.