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Power comes from
the consciousness
of the power within
expanded to 35-bedded multi-specialty hospital in three
different rented buildings across the road. To overcome
the structural and environmental problems, Shija
visualized its own land with proper hospital architect and
shifted to the current eco -friendly location, Langol, at
the outskirts of Imphal.
Today, Shija has become a 250-bedded NABH
(Pre-Entry) super-specialty hospital, having 25
departments with 880 dedicated care givers, post
graduate DNB Courses in 5 departments, nursing, and
paramedical institutes. It also has NABH Blood Bank
and NABL Laboratory. Shija Foundation, an NGO,
runs Shija Blood Bank, Smile Train Shija Cleft Project,
Shija Eye Care Foundation, Shija Oxygen Plant, Shija
Academy of Nursing and Shija Paramedical Research
Academy. Over 3500 cleft lip and palate patients have
been operated free of cost and given smiles on their faces
under Smile Train, USA in Manipur, neighboring states
and country of Myanmar. More than 12000 patients with
cataract blindness have undergone free surgeries.
Relentlessly Contributing to Enhance Care
Dr. Khundongbam performs around 100 cosmetic and
reconstructive surgeries every month. He is, probably,
one of the doctors performing highest number of Asian
eyelid surgeries in India and at the same time looks after
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the organization for growth through innovative actions.
Till date, Dr. Khundongbam has successfully done 339
free operations for cataract, cleft lip and palate, and
key-hole surgeries in the much needed country,
Myanmar, under the Shija Mission Myanmar. Customer
needs and demands are the strong source of enthusiasm
for him, to upgrade the facilities. Trust deficit in the local
empathy and facilities has given him positive energy to
bring more modern humane technologies in the state. He
believes, “If there are thousand disadvantages, there will
be thousand advantages also. It all depends upon how
you look at the situations. I address the advantages we
have in Manipur, rather than disadvantages we
popularize.”
Take on Recent Developments in Healthcare
About the latest developments in this industry, Dr.
Khundongbam says, “The diseases which cannot be
treated are tolerated. More and more illnesses which
were once considered incurable are now curable with the
advancement of newer technologies and human skills. It
is also, now, realized that our different thoughts release
different chemicals in the body and our cells respond to
the chemicals. We are directly or indirectly participating
in the disease or healing processes of the body. We may
be able to halt the aging or reverse it one day.”