Operation successfully held
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, November 22 2014 :
For the first time in the history of Tamenglong district, a routine surgical operation was conducted on Saturday at district hospital Tamenglong with the posting of four specialist doctors on two months rotation basis.
For the first time routine surgical was formally opened by Dr.Chambo Gonmei, Chief Medical Officer, Tamenglong with few words and prayer at the referral District Hospital Tamenglong today.
A girl baby was delivered at 1:13 pm today from Mercy and Gaijik of Khangchiulon village safely after she underwent ceasarian section operation conducted by Dr.Thangjam Imochaobi Singh, Gynaecologist and assisted by Dr.Angkhong Rongmei, General Surgeon and Dr..HSubashchandra Singh, Anaesthetist, who were posted for 2 months rotational deputation at Tamenglong Hospital.
To a query from Hueiyen Lanpao, on the sidelines of the operation, Dr.Chambo Gonmei, Chief Medical Officer Tamenglong said that mega surgical outreach camp is needed, if difficult surgical cases require specialised consultation by the public.
"But as of now we are trying our best to make District Hospital Tamenglong 24x7 fully functional.
Blood Storage Facility will be available by next week.
If it is so then we need not refer cases to Imphal for further management.
The Health Director cum State Mission Director Dr..OIbomcha Singh under his dynamic leadership is fully committed to upgrade health sector in all the hill Districts of Manipur.
The medical faculty of the District Hospital Tamenglong is grateful to Dr..OIbomcha Singh, Director Health and SMD for his unstinted effort to improve the health quality services of the hospital", Dr.Chambo said.
Further he disclosed that more manpower and infrastructure is required to make it feasible to conduct routine operations without any interruption.
Dr.Chambo Gonmei, CMO, Tamenglong.
Later on he also issued a press statement in this regard.
It is worth while mentioned that during the Surgical Outreach Camp held at the District Hospital Tamenglong as many as 7 times by a Surgical Team led by Dr..NJitendra, Associate professor (Surgery) JNIMS had successfully conducted 83 major and 78 minor cases benefitting the distant and poor people living in the district.