The North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy (NEIAH), Shillong, Meghalaya is an autonomous institute newly established under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. The Institute is developed adjacent to the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) at Mawdiangdiang, Shillong, Meghalaya.

The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 27th March, 2008 accorded approval to establish North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Homoeopathy at Shillong to provide health care to the people of NE Region and Sikkim under Ayurveda and Homoeopathy systems of medicine; moreover, to promote and popularize Ayurveda and Homoeopathy and to create awareness among the general masses regarding the importance, effectiveness and potentials of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy, the expansion of health care facilities, improvement in the doctor-population ratio and R&D on bio-resources in the North East region

The institute has been formally inagurated by Sh. Shripad Yesso Naik, Hon,ble Minister of State (IC), Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India on 22nd December,2016 in august presence Smt. R. Warjiri, Hon,ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Meghalaya, Local MP, Local MLA, Govt. of India officials, Govt. of Meghalaya officials, Students/ Staffs/ Faculty members & Director NEIAH, public, regional & national media.

The institute has started a Ayurvedic and a Homoeopathic college with the admission capacity of 50 students each (BAMS and BHMS Courses) from the session 2016 - 17 along with a full fledged 100 bed Ayurvedic hospital and a 50 bed Homoeopathic hospital. Further, since the academic year 2019-20, the total intake of Ayurveda College and Homoeopathy College has been increased to 63 student for both BAMS & BHMS courses.

Affiliation of the courses offered by the Institution

Both the undergraduate courses i.e.

BAMS & BHMS offered by the institution are affiliated to the NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY(NEHU) which is a Central University.

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

To declare an institution of international standard and a center of excellence in education and research for under graduation, post graduation, post doctorate for aspiring candidates of India and abroad to undergo education and research in Ayurveda and Homoeopathy.

To provide specialty medical care to the people of the North Eastern States through Ayurveda and Homoeopathy.

To declare the NEIAH, Shillong as a Referral center for the Ayurveda & Homoeopathy patients for the entire North East and to cater to the health care needs of the region through the attached hospital.

To provide trained manpower in Ayurveda and Homoeopathy in the region and capacity building and skill development of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy practitioners.

To impart reorientation training and continuing medical education to Ayurveda and Homoeopathic physicians and teachers in the region.

To establish and manage the institute as a Centre of Excellence in pharmacognosy and pharmacological research related to the field of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy.

To undertake research on the treatment of diseases prevalent in North Eastern Region using the Ayurveda and Homoeopathy systems of medicine.

To do collaborative and exchange programmes with other institutes of the country and aboard for development of Homoeopathic and Ayurvedic systems of medicine.

To undertake collaborative research with modern medicine on important diseases.

To generate public awareness about the potential of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy systems of medicine for enhancing health security of rural communities including disease prevention and health promotion.

To utilize the medicinal plants in the region and to encourage their sustainable commercial exploitation.

To provide impetus for the documentation and conservation of the bio-diversity of the region.

To propagate Ayurveda and Homoeopathy towards improvement of health care and mainstreaming of AYUSH systems in the region.