A new study conducted at healthcare facilities across Meghalaya has shed light on a surprising gap in maternal health awareness: urban mothers in the state have significantly lower knowledge of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) than rural mothers, even though both groups report largely positive childbirth experiences
The state police has inaugurated a new Police Assistance Booth (PAB) at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS). This initiative aims to bolster on-site policing support and emergency responsiveness within the city's healthcare sector.
First echocardiographic screening of its kind in the state underscores need for active heart surveillance among schoolchildren
Guwahati, Nov 12: Nearly five in every thousand...
In a recent development three employees from the Rajbhasha Anubhag of the institute secured top honors in the TOLIC (Town Official Language Implementation Committees) level Hindi Story Writing Competition organized by Grid Controller of India Limited, Shillong on September 25, 2025
Shillong, Sept 22: Sombar salo, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Swasth Nari Shashakt Abhiyaan-ni (SNSPA) ning·o an·seng-baljokani...
The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, on Monday organised a series of health awareness and service programmes under the Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan (SNSPA), a nationwide initiative aimed at empowering women and families through health and nutrition.
Shillong, Sep 3: Shillong Medical College-na dam 50 MBBS seat-rangko National Medical Commission (NMC) ra•chakmanahani gimin ia medical college-ni class-rangko ia September ja dipetan...
A new study has raised concerns over cancer care in Meghalaya, which has India’s highest burden of esophageal cancer. Researchers at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, have found that only 20 percent of patients prescribed standard treatment for the disease were able to complete it, exposing serious gaps in healthcare delivery.
Two people, including a BSF personnel, were injured after a suspected gas cylinder blast at a house in Umpling, Lumdiengmet, on Wednesday around 10 am.
