IMPHAL, May 21: Dr Palin Khundongbam, consultant plastic surgeon, chairman cum managing director of Shija Hospitals has been listed among the 25 Living Legends in Healthcare of India by Medgate today in its May – June 2016 edition. According to a press release issued by the hospital, Medgate is published by Advance Media Group based in New Delhi.
The other stalwarts of healthcare listed among the 25 legends are Dr Pratap C Reddy of Apollo Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad; Prof (Dr) M Wali Physician to the President of India; Dr Anjan Bose of Healthcare Federation of India; Dr Ramakanta Panda of Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai; Dr Ashok Seth of Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi; Dr KK Aggarwal of Indian Medical Association, Delhi; Dr Alok Roy of Medica Group of Hospitals, Kolkata, etc.
Dr Kh. Palin is the only person from North East India to be included in the list. The article in the magazine mentioned about his childhood life, his initiative to bring Manipur in the healthcare scenario PAN India. It has a detailed account of Mission Myanmar which has enhanced the goodwill between the two nations – India and Myanmar through healthcare services.
It also mentioned about how Shija Hospitals’ journey has started from a humble beginning when it was a small consultation chamber attached to a pharmacy with a minor operation at Paona Bazar to the current 200 bedded multi specialty hospital. It highlighted on Manipur’s huge opportunities for medical tourism, the release said.