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In an effort to strengthen the public healthcare system in the entire Northeast India, the Public Health Foundation of India (PFHI) has started gearing up for North East Health Care Summit 2017. The summit is slated to be held in Sikkim, capital of Gangtok.
The North East Health Care Summit 2016 was held in Guwahati, Assam, on 9-10 September.
In view of the 2017 Summit, PHFI representatives met with officials from the Sikkim government, STNM Hospital and Sikkim Manipal University on November 22.
With the aim to make the summit bigger and better, the delegation has decided to focus on issues ranging from environmental health to mental health and addictions, and strengthening health systems in Northeast at the 2017 Summit.
Envisioning to create better accessibility to healthcare in the region, PHFI in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) orgainised the North East Health Care Summit 2016 in Guwahati.
The 2016 summit committed to rebuild healthcare system of the Northeastern states and emphasised on making affordable and accessible world class healthcare available across the region.
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