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Manipur CM Leads Meeting on Prenatal Diagnostics to Strengthen Early Detection
✍️ Northeast Today
🗓 16 Sep 2026, 12:46 PM
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The Chief Minister of Manipur convened a meeting to discuss strategies for improving prenatal diagnostic services across the state.
The Chief Minister of Manipur, N. Biren Singh, convened a meeting on Thursday to review the state’s prenatal diagnostic services.
Health officials, medical practitioners and diagnostic lab representatives attended the session to assess current protocols and identify gaps in service delivery.
Officials highlighted the importance of early detection of congenital anomalies and outlined plans to expand access to ultrasound and genetic testing in rural districts.
The CM announced a pilot program to train midwives in basic prenatal screening and a subsidy scheme for low‑cost diagnostic kits, aiming to reduce preventable birth defects and improve maternal health outcomes by 2025.
Health officials, medical practitioners and diagnostic lab representatives attended the session to assess current protocols and identify gaps in service delivery.
Officials highlighted the importance of early detection of congenital anomalies and outlined plans to expand access to ultrasound and genetic testing in rural districts.
The CM announced a pilot program to train midwives in basic prenatal screening and a subsidy scheme for low‑cost diagnostic kits, aiming to reduce preventable birth defects and improve maternal health outcomes by 2025.