JICA team inspects400-beddedteaching hospital site at NIMSR

A team from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited the Nagaland Institute of Medical Science and Research (NIMSR), Phriebagie, on Wednesday to review the location to build a 400-bedded teaching hospital for the college.
11-member team from JICA was accompanied by commissioner & secretary, health & family welfare, Y Kikheto Sema, along with NIMSR director/dean, Prof. Dr. Soumya Chakraborty and other department officials. JICA team was led by Rei Sagawa and Hajime Taniguchi, Senior Representative of JICA India.
During the interaction after the visit to the proposed site, commissioner & secretary said that Nagaland was in need of a 500-bedded hospital in order to have a full-fledged medical college.
For the initial years, he said the need for the hospital would be met by the 300-bedded hospital at Naga Hospital Authority Kohima while another 150-bedded hospital was being set up at NIMSR premises.
He said state government had been in discussion with JICA for some time, adding today’s review had been completed finally.
Sema disclosed that the design for the upcoming hospital was discussed and almost finalised now.
He said that if everything goes well then NIMSR should have a full-fledged hospital within the college premises with a 400-bedded hospital besides 150-bedded hospital, which had already been constructed at the location.
Sema observed that those two hospitals should qualify for the basic requirement of a very good college in the years to come.
He pointed out that the upcoming project was the biggest undertaking by JICA and the second project for the agency in the State in 60 years of its statehood.
Further, Sema pointed out that Nagaland was unable to avail external aided projects for a long time unlike many other states.
During the visit, JICA team disclosed that soil testing on the proposed site was done and that it was suitable for high rise building.
The proposed hospital would be 20X80 meters with three storeys below and 11 storeys above.
The construction is expected to be completed latest by 2026. NHAK would be released once the newly constructed hospital becomes fully functional.
According to a DIPR report, the final meeting with JICA representatives was held under the chairmanship of the commissioner & secretary, H&FW, Y. Kikheto Sema, along with the principal director H&FW, Dr. Vibeituonuo M. Sachu, NIMSR director Dr. Soumya Chakraborty and officials of NIMSR and directorate of H&FW at NIMSR conference hall.
Issues discussed included finalization of facility planning based on geological survey and feasibility, cost of the project, timeline of project implementation along with formation of Project Management Unit.
The teaching hospital building would have 14 storeys with a rooftop helipad and all other facilities related to patient care services and teaching facilities. The hospital will be equipped with the latest technologies in health care.
Sema appreciating the JICA team for taking up the much-needed project of 400 bedded hospital.
He appealed to both the team, JICA and the H&FW department to work closely in collaboration to complete the project within the stipulated time frame.