The first Regional Workshop on Disaster Resilient Hospitals for the Northeastern Region was successfully held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati. This workshop marked a significant step towards strengthening disaster preparedness and resilience of healthcare institutions across the region.
The two-day program was jointly organized by the Department of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and AIIMS Guwahati, under the auspices of the Disaster Cell, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It brought together delegates from all the North Eastern States – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura – along with representatives from West Bengal, Odisha, and the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong.
The workshop featured prominent faculty and experts from AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Guwahati, and AIIMS Nagpur, as well as specialists from IIT Delhi, a leading corporate hospital chain, the Regional Fire Training Centre (Fire & Emergency Services), and the Cyber Security Cell, CID Assam.
This was the first workshop in the Northeast region to comprehensively address the multifaceted challenges of hospital disaster preparedness in such an integrated format, making it a pioneering initiative for strengthening healthcare resilience.
Designed as a Training of Trainers (ToT) program, the workshop aims to empower delegates to replicate similar training modules in their respective states and institutions. The cascading model is expected to significantly enhance preparedness, response capacity, and institutional resilience of healthcare facilities across the region.
