An Invitation for all "Healthcare sans Frontiers" Aims & Objectives : A initiative by a group of doctors to establish a : A multi-disciplinary Not for Profit Secondary & Tertiary Medical Institute & Research Centre to focus on certain key areas like :
1. Oncology & Oncosurgery 2. Paediatrics & Neonatology including Infectitious diseases in children 3. Obstetrics & Gynecology 4. Hematology 5. Neurology & Neurosurgery 6. Plastic Surgery & Burns 7. Orthopaedics & Reconstructive Surgery 8. Cardiology 9. Gastroenterology (Medicine & Surgery) 10. Laparoscopic Surgery / Key-hole Surgery 11. Vascular Surgery 12. Nephrology & Urology 13. Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology 14. Pathology, Microbiology , Immunology, Biochemistry, etc (Diagnostics) 15. Organ Transplantation 16. Traumatology 17. Transfusion Medicine Background Observations : Assam & the entire North Eastern region have witnessed a spurt of several new private hospitals, nursing homes & diagnostic centres in the last decade. However most of these operate on a purely commercial basis and hence secondary & tertiary healthcare till today is beyond the reach of many. Most people who can afford still go outside the region to heathcare institutions in North, South & West India for advanced medical treatment resulting in a huge drain of resources. Moreover the focus on academic research is very limited in the healthcare institutions of this region as is reflected by the poor number of contributions from this region in the leading national /international medical publications. Hence it is a matter of serious debate as to whether the quality of diagnostics / treatment is at par or can be compared to institutions in rest of the country. All these factors have resulted in a cumulative effect as a result of which the institutions of this region are unable to retain many a talented people who prefer to go to work in institutions outside the state. The Proposed Module : To establish a Not for Profit Self-sustaining Healthcare Institute with a 3-tier module to cater to all people of the NE region: 1. Paid facilities for those who can afford 2. Subsidized facilities for those who cannot afford 3. Fully free facilities for those below poverty line However the quality of facilities/treatment will be the same across all the categories. Facilities for academic research will be a key focus so as to retain/ attract quality manpower. Efforts have already begun for strategic tie-ups with leading non-commercial healthcare institutes of the country in the areas of technology sharing, technical manpower deployment & HRD. We would also be initiating efforts to tie-up with International Non-Commercial heathcare institutes & research centres of repute. The project is in the initial stages of conception & we are planning to form & register a trust comprising of people who share a similar interest / would like to actively participate within the next couple of months. We would like to invite all people / professionals (across all disciplines) of this region , those who share an interest in this region, NRIs & NRAs (including all NRA doctors), NGOs involved in the grassroots (specially those who are involved in the primary heathcare sector) to give their opinions, suggestions & inputs so that we can formulate a final draft strategy regarding the setup, generation of funds, etc. Kindly pass on this information to all those you know who might be interested to contribute in any way in this project. Best Regards Dr. Aroop J Kalita Guwahati +919435146287
