ANSAM demands proactive policy to contain pandemic
Source: Chronicle News Service / Newmai News Network
Senapati, May 14 2021:
All Naga Students Association Manipur (ANSAM), while appreciating the state government's handling of the alarmingly high rate of infection and death cases, drew the attention of the government to come out with comprehensive and proactive policy to flatten the surge of Covid-19 and evolve holistic mechanisms to treat the entire Covid-19 positive patients promptly.
In a release, the Naga students' body said that the already grim situation is worsening and sought for a great deal of responsibility and accountability from all stakeholders.
It also said that despite all challenges, the government must ensure fair and just facility for the entire citizens.
In this light, it urged all the ministers and various authorities and "august" personalities in the state to stretch out their hands beyond their respective localities and constituencies.
ANSAM also appealed to the government to put extra effort in rural areas with no or little access to proper medical facilities instead of its usual lethargic and lackadaisical actions.
"All the District Hospitals, CHC, PHCs and SPHCs should be ensured adequate medical doctors, nurses, staff and basic necessary equipment and facilities.
Doctors and medical staff who have been failing to report to respective postings, especially in the hill stations should be given a befitting punishment," said the release.
"It is reported that most of Covid Care Centres (CCCs) are under-managed, hygienic standard of toilets are at stake, which is a big challenge for all the inmates with different health backgrounds in the same centre.
We urge the government for immediate redress of such basic public grievances," it added.
The association further drew the attention of authorities concerned to check the unethical practice of hiking prices of all the commodities taking undue advantage of the ongoing lockdown.
It stated that hoarding, "black marketing and unreasonable price hike of essential commodities should be dealt with as serious offences and befitting punishment be given to defaulters instantly.
While expressing solidarity to all the people who are infected and affected by Covid-19 pandemic, appealed to all the citizens to cooperate and adhere to the guidelines issued by authorities and experts to save ourselves from this dreadful pandemic.