DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 1 (MExN): The Yimchungrü Akherü Arihako (YAA) has written to the Principal Director, Health and Family Welfare expressing concern at the negligence towards health facilities in remote areas. It demanded the revamping of several health centres and provision of equal medical facilities to the entire Yimchunger jurisdiction.
The YAA asked that required medical facilities be given to the CHC Pungro in Pungro Sub- Division and other Health Sub- Centres that fall under its jurisdiction.
Further, the YAA informed of the absence of Medical Officer (MO) at CHC Pungro and urged that the erring officer report to the posting place within 15 days. It also reminded the other doctors and nursing staff to be stationed at their designated posting place.
Regarding CHC Shamator, the YAA acknowledged the department’s approval of up- gradation for the centre and further urged for inauguration of the recently up- graded Community Health Centre (CHC) at the earliest so as to cater to the needs of Shamator area covering more than 30 villages.
The YAA then informed that PHC Phuvkiu is running without a doctor and asked the department to post a doctor in the centre.
Meanwhile, it expressed dismay that the department has “turned deaf ear” to its previous demand for posting of Medical Officer at PHC Chessore. The said Health Centre has been functioning without a doctor for the past 4 years, it informed and reminded that PHC, Chessore is located in a remote place and does not have proper road connectivity to other districts hospitals and therefore posting of a doctor is urgently required for providing early treatment and medication.
The YAA also informed that the Health Sub- Centre at Sangphur has been left abandoned by the department. It appealed that the department look into the matter and consider construction of a new building. It further revealed that the Health Sub- Centre at Sotokur EAC Hq is currently functioning only with one nursing staff causing “untold suffering to the people of these areas.” “We earnestly urge for posting of Pharmacist and other nursing staff at the earliest,” it asked.
Create more staff nurse posts: UTNA
DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 1 (MExN): The Unemployed Trained Nurses Association (UTNA) has written to the Principal Director, Health and Family Welfare Department expressing several of their grievances.
These included the shortage of staff nurses, non creation of posts, upgrading of health units etc. The UTNA, in its letter also sought remedial measures through policy decision and implementation.
It informed that the UTNA conducted a survey, wherein it found that the 151 health units require staff nurses. It informed that 335 staff nurses are working at the 151 Health units. According to the INC & IPHS, it said that units are shorthanded by 310 and 789 staff nurses respectively.
The UTNA further said that the “sanctioned post of staff-nurse is 253 only.” It also expressed shock that from 1989 till date “only 17 posts for staff-nurses have been created by the department whereas; the health units have increased/increasing and the strength of health units have been up-graded/upgrading.” The UTNA said that nurses training institutes are producing an increasing number of trained nurses, resulting in more than 1000 unemployed trained nurses.
It asked that posts for the requisite number of staff nurses be created in all the new and up-graded health units and fill the shortfall in the old ones. It further suggested that “some of the present training institutes be closed down.”
