Former Barpeta Lok Sabha MP Kumar Deepak Das emphasized the importance of regional unity
Former Barpeta Lok Sabha MP Kumar Deepak Das emphasized the importance of regional unity

Dibrugarh: Oil India Limited (OIL) under CSR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh on Monday 

This MoU with a total budget of Rs 8.90 crore marks the initiation of the construction of a state-of-the-art ’37-bedded multi-storied patient care cabin facility at AMCH’, a tertiary care referral hospital. 

This CSR initiative of OIL is in alignment with India’s Development Priorities towards the improvement of healthcare and reduced inequalities as well as MoP&NG, Govt. of India’s focus on promoting ‘health and nutrition’.

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The MoU was signed by  Anfor Ali Haque, Resident Chief Executive, OIL and Dr. Sanjeev Kakati, Principal, AMCH, Dibrugarh, in the presence of  Madhurjya Barua, Executive Director (HR&FA),  Debashis Bora, Chief General Manager (FA), along with other senior officials from OIL, doctors and office bearers of AMCH.

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AMCH Dibrugarh, the first Medical College of the Northeast region is a pivotal government healthcare institution covering various parts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and other neighbouring North-Eastern states of India.

Over the years, the hospital has seen an increasing demand for subsidized treatment and the need for improved & adequate infrastructure.

Thus, the new facility to be made in the heart of OIL’s operational area of Upper Assam is envisioned to strengthen the healthcare delivery system by providing need-based infrastructure leading to specialized and quality treatment.

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]