#Healthcare

Faculty Shortage Stalls Tura Medical College Launch

Meghalaya officials cannot confirm an MBBS start date for Tura Medical College as the facility faces a massive shortage of 57 medical faculty members.

NEWire Desk • 28 Aug 2026

Mokokchung Families Eligible for Dr. Ambedkar Medical Aid Scheme

Mokokchung Deputy Commissioner Ajit Kumar Verma announces financial medical aid for low-income Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe residents.

Naro Jamir • 27 Aug 2026

Dr. Hentok Phom Departs Nagaland House After 25 Years of Service

Dr. Hentok Phom is leaving Nagaland House in New Delhi after 25 years. He moves to the National Health Mission in Kohima as a State Programme Officer.

Naro Jamir • 27 Aug 2026

Medical Convoy Attacked Under CRPF Escort in Manipur

A medical team headed to PHC T. Waichong faced an aggressive mob in Kangpokpi on August 27. Ambulances were wrecked and essential supplies destroyed.

Priyanka Moirangthem • 27 Aug 2026

Meghalaya Seeks National Importance Status for NEIGRIHMS

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma pushes Union Health Minister JP Nadda to grant Institute of National Importance status to NEIGRIHMS to boost local hiring.

Walrik Marak • 27 Aug 2026

US Doctors Donate Thousands of Cancer Test Kits to Mizoram

Doctors from the US donated 3,875 cancer screening kits to the Mizoram State Cancer Institute to help boost early detection efforts in the region.

Chawngthu Fanai • 26 Aug 2026

Amit Shah to Break Ground on Manipur Medical College

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Manipur in October to lay the foundation stone for the new Senapati Medical College and review development work.

Sanajaoba Chongtham • 26 Aug 2026

Kalyanpur Raises 9 Lakhs for Toddler Fighting SMA

Kalyanpur residents raised 9 lakh rupees to fund medical treatment for toddler Manashree Chowdhury, who is battling Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type-1.

Nihar Jamatia • 26 Aug 2026

Meghalaya Reports Drop in Maternal Deaths as New Medical College Opens

Meghalaya marks a 55 percent decline in maternal deaths while the new Shillong Government Medical College welcomes its first class of 50 students.

NEWire Desk • 26 Aug 2026

Doomdooma Students Demand Action on Healthcare and Education

Doomdooma students staged a protest demanding a local university, hospital upgrades, and stronger action against the region's rising drug problem.

Bibar Daimary • 25 Aug 2026

Tripura Doctors Complete State's First ECMO Procedure

Agartala medical staff performed Tripura's first ECMO procedure on a poisoning patient, providing a high-tech lifeline at GB Pant Hospital for free.

Nihar Jamatia • 25 Aug 2026

Tripura Chief Minister Hands Out Medical Job Offers to Boost State Health

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha distributed 42 new doctor appointment letters while pushing to expand the state's medical infrastructure and capacity.

Nihar Jamatia • 25 Aug 2026

Meghalaya Assembly Reports Specialist Doctor Shortages and Rising Theft

Meghalaya reports 139 specialist medical vacancies and 783 theft cases in 2026, as officials detail infrastructure progress and crime statistics.

NEWire Desk • 25 Aug 2026

Assam Government Funds Lifesaving Treatment for Child Patient

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma ordered state-funded medical care for Ponsi Saikia at a Bengaluru cancer facility following recent reports on her health.

Timungpi Terang • 25 Aug 2026