'Woman delivers child in forest'
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 02 2014 :
In a bizarre incident, a woman is said to have given birth to a child in a forest on her way to the hospital.
The expecting mother, a resident of Tousem Village, was referred to the Tamenglong District Hospital by the two nurses posted at Tousem PHC, said a press release issued by Tousem Village Authority.
The mother had to journey a distance of 45 km across jungles on foot to reach the hospital.
The baby was delivered unaided in a jungle in Tamenglong district without much complications.
However, the mother was rushed to the hospital bleeding profusely.
The press release said that the incident is the testimony of how people are suffering due to Government apathy at this interior part of the State.
The press release said that the villagers have submitted memoranda, and petitions requesting better administration, infrastructure, health care facility and other developments.
The village has not been provided with electricity for over four months and the road condition leaves vehicular movement nearly impossible,
it added.
The health centre, it continued, is in a deplorable condition running with minimal staff and medicines.
Till the beginning of 2014, PHC was operated in a PPP model of operation with Karuna Trust as the private partner.
However, the operation was removed and the Government took over.
The Tousem village authority looks up to the Government for better treatment, it added.