The Puducherry government today inked an MoU with a Chennai-based hospital to perform cardiac surgeries at the Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital and Post Graduate Institute here.
Dr K M Cherian, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Frontier Lifeline Hospital and Dr K V Raman, Director of Health and Family Welfare Services, Puducherry, signed the Memorandum of Understanding in the presence of Chief Minister N Rangasamy here today.
The CM said that poor patients here all along had to travel to Chennai for cardiac surgeries and for speciality treatment for their ailments. His government had been providing such persons a sum of Rs two lakh each through Medical Relief Society but they had to incur more expenses for their stay and for other liabilities.
With the availability of the medical treatment from the Frontier Hospital through its experts, patients from here would be saved the need to go to Chennai, he said.
Rangasamy said government general hospital has the necessary infrastructure for performing cardiac surgeries, which would be performed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The facility as a result of the MoU would be available in the next 15 days, he said.
Speaking on the signing of the MoU in Taipei, Taiwan
Professor C Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor O.P. Jindal Global University said, "We have had the opportunity to partner with leading institutions across the globe, but this partnership with Chengchi University is truly special. Not only will it help set up progressive global exchange and study opportunities for students and faculty of both institutions, but also help create a framework of economic and social progress that actively promotes excellence, and equality of opportunity for the youth in the Asia-Pacific region."
Dr. Kumar further highlighted, "There is a dire need for institutions in the region to participate and build a stronger base for policymaking in the higher education sector in their respective countries." He called for institutions with similar goals to partner and contribute to this vision.
Dr. Roger Chi-feng Liu, Director CAPSS, expressed great excitement and hope on the establishment of the partnership between the two vibrant research institutions of Taiwan and India. Currently, the Taiwanese government is pushing for closer bilateral ties with ASEAN and SAARC countries under the new national strategy 'New Southbound Policy,' as there is a growing interest and need in Taiwan to strengthen the link to Southeast Asia and South Asia.
"There will be no better timing than now for India to connect to Taiwan and East Asia," said Dr. Liu. On the occasion of the signing of this MoU, Dr. Sreeram Chaulia, the Dean of JSIA, said, "Taiwan is growing in significance as India's foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given maximum emphasis on 'Act East' policy and economic diplomacy.
Taiwanese companies are investing large sums in India and
it is necessary for intellectual level coordination to also grow between our two countries to face the geopolitical challenges in Asia. This agreement between Jindal and NCCU is an important step in that direction."
CSEAS is a newly established research institution with the focus on SE Asia co-founded by National Chengchi University (NCCU) and the Center for Southeast Asia Studies of Kyoto University, Japan. CSEAS NCCU began to function in February 2016. National Chengchi University is among the top universities in Taiwan with a focus on social sciences, finance and economics and law. In 2016, NCCU is among the top 100 universities in politics and international studies on the QS Rankings.
About O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU): JGU is a non-profit global university established by the Haryana Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 2009. JGU is established in memory of Mr. O.P. Jindal as a philanthropic initiative of Mr. Naveen Jindal, the Founding Chancellor. The University Grants Commission has accorded its recognition to O.P. Jindal Global University.
