'Despite being life-saving asylum, JNIMS has become grave for the poor'
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 14 2014 :
Improper sanitation and non-availability of water serve as the potential for causing various kinds of ailments.
Even though the chief minister of Manipur O.Ibobi Singh has been eying for a well sanitized and standard health facility in JNIMS, the institute is currently lagging far behind in maintenance of hygienic environment required for a hospital.
To the dismay of patients and patient parties, sufficient water is not available regularly at the ante-natal and post natal wards of the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences at Porompat in Imphal east district.
As such, the ante-natal mothers who need utmost health care, have the apprehension of catching various forms of ailments due to unhygienic accommodation maintained at the hospital.
Although the newly constructed wards of the Institute appear to be cleaned, other wards pertaining to child birth are in a horrific condition laden with dirts.
While a few toilets lack sufficient water, others are yet to be fitted with pipes.
The patients in these wards sense vomiting tendency on entering the toiletries, because of the undesirable smell.
Majority of patients in the general Gynea ward belong to the poor families, while those affordable patients reside in special wards by paying Rs.750 to Rs.1000.Despite being a life-saving asylum, the JNIMS has almost become a grave for the poor people.
A patient party from Waheng Khuman in Bishnupur district, Rakesh told this reporter that he himself attends to his wife in the hospital and has to escort her wife to the 'Sulab' for the normal washing and defecation activities, as the toilets in the ward do not serve the purpose.
A customer in the Sulab has to spend Rs 30/- including expenses for defecation, bathing and purchase of a bucket of water for use in the ward, he said, while adding that a person staying in the hospital needs at least Rs.10 for day's expense in the 'Sulab' .
Focusing on the dire need for hygiene inside the hospital, the patient attendant expressed his desire to urge the authority to maintain proper water supply in the toilets in hospital wards.