Emergency medical help line for ILP stir
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 24 2015:
Director of the State Medical Directorate has said that medical facilities have been providing round the clock to all the indefinite hunger strikers who are demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit System in Manipur.
Speaking to the media persons at his office chamber, Health Services Director Dr O Ibomcha claimed that the doctors have been conducting medical check-up for the hunger strikers and the strategy of providing medical facilities has been changed to "round the clock" from "standby" due to increasing number of hunger strikers in different places.
Ibomcha announced that an emergency medical helpline centre has been opened by the Health Directorate for the indefinite hunger strikers.
The public can contact Dr Kh Sasheekumar Mangang SNO of ILP Issue Medical Coverage on phone number 09612555708, Dr Pushpa Rai, CMO Imphal East, mobile number 08414098271, Dr Kula Singh, CMO Imphal West mobile number 08974009603, Dr Jayantakumar Singh, CMO Thoubal mobile number 89744009015 and Dr Baychand, CMO Bishnupur mobile number 9436025511.Ibomcha alleged that involvement of security personnel in the medical team created problems to the staff.
Ibomcha claimed that four ambulances of the Directorate were damaged by protesters in Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Sanapati districts during the ILP movement.
Now, the Directorate has been forced to use limited number of ambulances and other vehicles to provide medical help to the strikers.