Aizawl, May 26 -- Reaffirming its dedication to delivering world-class healthcare to the people of Mizoram and the Northeast region,Manipal Hospitals, India's foremost integrated healthcare provider, has decided to run regular OutpatientDepartments (OPDs) in Aizawl.

The hospital's senior Consultant, General Medicine and Endocrinology,Dr. Kaushik Biswas,told reporters in Aizawl that the hospital aims torun regular OPDs in Aizawl for the benefit of the citizens of the state in specialties like Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Oncology, and Nephrology.

He said that chronic lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, and metabolic syndromes are on the rise across the Northeastern states, inc...