The Convention aimed to address and direct new and modern medical skills to the professional knowledge of the participants, who were drawn from reputed health institutions from across the country.
The Global Health Initiative is an interdisciplinary programme dedicated to improving health and well-being through education, research and training.
"Medical sciences during the era of globalization have become so advanced that curing almost all chronic and dreaded diseases has become possible," NEIGRIHMS director AG Ahangar observed in his address to the Convention, the first of its kind to be held in the North East.
"Even then a number of diseases altogether different and emerging are posing a constant threat to our health. Increasing prevalence of such diseases has reached epidemic proportions and it is important to develop cost effective strategies for prevention and treatment of diseases," Ahangar, a cardiac surgeon of repute underscored.
MLAI president R P Kumar provided an insight into the development of medical library through the ages.
"There have been rapid advancements in bio-medical research in the last few years. Health science librarians are entrusted with the steady flow of information and their role as information specialists has thus, become all the more important in improving the quality of health care research," said MLAI secretary Raj Kumar.
North Eastern Hill University vice-chancellor A N Rai pointed out that a vast majority of the people in the country had no access to public libraries and called for evolving a "seamless data access system."
