No.652/2020-2021

The Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr R.Lalthangliana who had returned from his tour to Dhaka, Bangladesh met with hospital authorities from empanelled hospitals in Kolkata, namely – AMRI Salt Lake Hospital, BM Birla Hospital, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, RN Tagore Hospital, Medica Super Speciality Hospital and Tata Medical Centre at Mizoram House, Kolkata on 22nd and 23rd March.

Dr R.Lalthangliana requested the hospital authorities to give special care and attention to patients referred from the state of Mizoram, who face financial difficulties and communication problems. He appealed to the concerned authorities to expedite issue of Death Certificate for individuals who died in Kolkata, so that the bodies of the deceased may quickly be transported back to their home state in Mizoram. In case of any difficulties and problems occurring while giving treatment to patients from Mizoram, the Health Minister said that hospitals may inform and seek support from  the Joint Resident Commissioner posted at Mizoram House, Kolkata . 

The Health Minister made a special appeal to organize short term training courses for junior doctors in Mizoram in fields such as cardiology, neurology, oncology and other specialized disciplines. Speaking about the Mizoram State Healthcare Scheme, the Minister said that beneficiaries are provided health insurance of up to Rs two lakh cover in a year under the scheme, which sometimes failed to cover full medical expenses of patients, and requested the hospital authorities to make necessary arrangements to mitigate their problems.