In need for a PHC at Yan-monmo area

On the 14th of April at 11.50 PM, Kyochamo of Mekokla Village passed away after two days of consuming local Mushroom. His wife and his elder daughter are still in a critical condition.

As a public leader, I personally requested the CMO Wokha to intervene into the matter since it was a question of life and dead. Accordingly, he has deputed an Ambulance from PHC Sanis Sub-division to Mekokla Village. However, since Lt. Kyochamo was too weak to travel 33 KMs stretch of road from Mekokla Village to Sanis, only his elder daughter could be lifted to Sanis PHC. Since the health condition of Lt. Kyochamo was worsening, a vehicle was sent to Sanis to pick up a Doctor from Sanis PHC after confirming from the CMO Wokha that I can send a vehicle to lift the Doctor to my village.

Even after making a very special request, the Doctor refused to go to the village. Perhaps, he was scared to travel the long stretch of jerky-bumpy road from Sanis to Mekokla. May be he thought it will damage his health if he travels in such a country road. Nevertheless, I do not wish to find fault on that particular Doctor because there are four Doctors posted at Sanis PHC but only one was available in the station at that point of time. As such, the blame should go to those who were not attending their duty and not the one who was sincerely discharging his duty. I can imagine that many poor villagers have lost their lives because of Medical Negligence.

For almost a decade now, the Public of my area have been demanding for establishment of PHC at Yan-mhomo area because many of such cases keeps occurring frequently but due to non-availability of medical facilities the poor villagers have been made an unfortunate victims. Moreover, the said area is malaria prone zone. Hence, I once again urge upon the concerned authority to initiate setting up of PHC at Yan-monmo area (between Akuk and Mekokla Village).