February 20, 2023 - NewsHub: Breaking Stories

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) conferred Award of Recognition to Shija Hospitals & Research Institute (SHRI), in appreciation of its valuable participation in Health QUEST (Health Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology in Emergency Department) at the ISRO headquarters Bangalore, on February 16 .Additionally, ISRO stated that the study results confirmed Shija has adopted Health Quest recommendations and its emergency department quality parameters are among the best in the country.

Dr Palin Khundongbam (CMD, SHRI), Dr Kan-gujam Baby Chanu (Resident Medical Officer, SHRI) and Raj Kumar Suraj (Assistant Manager-Operations) received the award on behalf of SHRI. Also, Dr Kangujam Baby Chanu received the certificate of recognition as site champion of the project, said a statement released by the hospital today. The study, spanning over a period of two years, was jointly carried out by ISRO, Association of Health Care Providers India (AHPI) and the Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI) in ten institutions across the country.

The Health QUEST study was officially launched in August 2021 by ISRO involving 20 private hospitals across India. However, only 10 hospitals completed the post-intervention phase. In this study, nine parameters were assessed: entry to the emergency room/arrival at the emergency room, triage, pain assessment, stroke protocol, acute coronary event protocol, treating doctor, pain re-assessment, reviewing investigations, and discharge or disposal. The objective of the study was to strive towards reducing human errors and achieving zero defects and quality service in the emergency and intensive care units of hospitals. The study aims to upgrade the healthcare standards of the country in line with the ISRO quality standards and best practices.

The procedures and practices of the quality assurance mechanism in vogue at ISRO were shared with the study team for setting the parameters to establish health care quality standards. Analysis of the collected data has been completed and interpretation of the research findings and drafting of the contents of the paper is underway, and it would be submitted for publication in one of the leading medical journals of the world. A protocol may be developed from the results of the study in the future. The management at Shija is grateful to ISRO for this award and opportunity, said the hospital.

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G20 meeting in Imphal

February 20, 2023February 23, 2024 - by Yenda News Agency

By James Khangenbam Imphal Updated Feb 20 2023

The first meet of four B20 sessions, an official G20 dialogue forum for the global business community, scheduled in North East India, was held in Imphal at City Convention Centre, Imphal East Manipur on February 17.

The session held as a part of the G20 summit that has to be organised in various parts of India under the theme “One Earth. One Family. One Nation” was witnessed by delegates from 23 nations. The meet was named a conference on Opportunities for Multilateral Business Partnerships in ICT, Tourism, Healthcare and Handloom and was jointly organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Manipur government.

Addressing the function chief minister of Manipur, N Biren Singh expressed his confidence that the B20 session would enable the state in exploring investors and partnership opportunities as it provides the platform to showcase the potential and strength of the state to visiting nations.

He informed that Manipur with a population of around 2.72 million and an area of over 22,300 sq. km. is the gateway of India to South East Asian countries. The state has the perfect setting for implementing India’s Act East Policy and the State is the bridge between South East Asia and India.
Considering road and connectivity are the key to development, the state government give top priority to improving the road infrastructure. As such road construction is being taken up in several parts of the state not only on national and Asian highways. once the stretch of the Asian Highway within Myanmar gets completed, road travel from Manipur to Bangkok will be possible within 16-18 hours, he added.

He also said that state government has taken up the step to start international flights from Imphal to Mandalay in Myanmar and Bangkok in Thailand. Imphal International Airport would soon have a new integrated terminal and an air cargo terminal. Train services would also reach Imphal City by next year. Feasibility survey of reaching rail line to Moreh connecting Myanmar.

With the vision to promote business and investors, he said that various laws, policies were enacted. The new Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy of Manipur has been adopted, Manipur Industrial Single Window Clearance Act, 2021 was enacted, Manipur Integrated Logistics Policy 2022 was notified, set up land bank policy to provide adequate land for development.

The inaugural session was followed by a plenary session, where topics including Investment Opportunities & Support Ecosystem for doing Business in Manipur, Opportunities in Core Sector, Healthcare & Medical Tourism, Tourism & Hospitality, ICT, Handlooms & Textiles would be deliberated. Representatives of G20 and other countries also addressed the plenary session.

The Inaugural Session of the Conference was also attended by Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr R.K. Ranjan Singh; Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Som Parkash; Chief Secretary, Manipur Dr Rajesh Kumar, Joint Secretary (Summits) G20 Secretariat, Government of India, L. Ramesh Babu; Commissioner, Textiles & Commerce, Industries, Government of Manipur, Pradeep K Jha and Member, Confederation of Indian Industry Gopi K More. Ministers, MLAs and high-ranking government officials. It is worth mentioning that representing nations of the B20 are Australia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Chad, Canada, China, France, Greece, Iceland, Japan, Nepal, Russia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uganda, the United States and the United Kingdom.

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B20 meeting in Manipur gaining positive outcome

February 20, 2023September 13, 2023 - by Yenda News Agency

By James Khangenbam Imphal Updated Feb 19 2023

An American company has shared its willingness to invest USD 500 million in improving the tourism sector. And delegates from Argentina have shown interested in developing the game of football in Manipur, said Chief Minister N Biren Singh. He said this to the media on the sideline of a sightseeing tour organised for the B-20 delegates at the Marjing Polo Complex at Heingang today

Notably, the Business 20 (B20) is the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. Delegates including diplomats, overseas industry (business) representatives from more than 20 countries are in Manipur for the B-20 conference. Notably, the first of the four B-20 sessions scheduled to be held in the North-East region was held in Imphal yesterday. At Heingang, the delegates saw the Marjing Polo Complex, which houses the world’s tallest polo statue and on the polo ground at the foothill of the Heingang hillock, they saw demonstration of traditional Arambai throwing and modern polo game. Chief Minister N Biren Singh said, the B-20 session is being participated by 23 Nations represented by 26 overseas business delegates, 24 diplomats. This is the first time Manipur has hosted such a summit and it is historic, he said.

If it weren’t for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India would not have got the presidency of the G-20, he added. He said, during the B2B session held at the City Convention Centre yesterday, a US company shared its willingness to invest around 500 million USD in the State’s tourism sector. Also, delegates from Argentina and Peru urged Manipur to send nurses to their countries. Moreover Argentina the team representing have shown interest in assisting and improving the game of football in Manipur, he added. From Heingang, the delegates then headed to Bishnupur district and visited the Indian National Army Memorial Complex at Moirang before heading to Sendra. Notably, the INA Memorial Complex is the place where the tricolor was first hoisted by the National Army during World War-II and it pays tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. At Sendra, the delegates enjoyed motor-boat rides in the Loktak Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake in the North-East

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Shija Hospital emergency department quality parameters among the best in the country.

G20 meeting in Imphal

B20 meeting in Manipur gaining positive outcome