The Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on the theme “Swachh Swasth Jeevan Divas” today. Prof. Ch. Arunkumar Singh, Medical Superintendent of RIMS Hospital launched the program in the RIMS campus. Many faculty members, officials, Nursing Officials & staff, members of the Centre for Research on Environmental Development (CRED, Imphal, Manipur Security Services (MSS) took part in the program. A cleanliness competition was also held amongst the hospital wards and the prizes will be given to top three hospital wards.
On September 15, 2017, the Director of RIMS, Imphal Prof. A. Santa Singh and the Medical Superintendent of RIMS Hospital, Prof. Ch. Arunkumar Singh launched a sanitation campaign “Swachhta Hi Seva” which will be observing from 15th Sept., – 2nd October, 2017 in RIMS & RIMS Hospital, Imphal Campus. On 27th Sept., 2017, the Medical Superintendent Prof. Ch. Arunkumar Singh administered the Collective Swachhta Hi Seva Pledge to all the doctors and staff whereby the institute resolved to creates a clean healthy and new RIMS & new India. Addressing the gathering the Medical Superintendent said “Since Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission on 2nd October, 2014, the RIMS & RIMS Hospital, Imphal is taking up this flagship program very seriously. Cleanliness is not the responsibility of only sanitation personnel and government departments; it is a multi-stakeholder national movement.”
During the campaign, many volunteers & NGOs also took part in the sanitation program. Not only the staff of the institute, but also the Centre for Research on Environmental Development (CRED, Imphal, Manipur Security Services (MSS), RIMS and 86 Bn. of CRPF, Lamphelpat took very important roles in the campaign. Hospital drains, corridors, offices, wards, campuses, approach roads etc. were also cleaned during the 17 days long campaign.