CHC lockdown protests transfer of doctor
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, December 29 2023:
Demanding revocation of the transfer order of gynaecologist Dr Amom Shyamchandra, locals and functionaries of Hospital Management Committee locked and sealed the Community Health Centre (CHC), Wangoo Laipham with effect from Friday.
Closure of the CHC, however, caused inconvenience to pregnant women as they had to return home without consulting doctor on the first day of the closure.
Meanwhile, locals reasoned as that Dr Shyamchandra had been the lone gynaecologist posted at the CHC his transfer infuriated the locals consequently leading to lockdown of the healthcare facility till withdrawal of the transfer order.
CHC Wangoo Laipham was upgraded from PHC in 2019 by the then health minister L Jayantakumar but is bereft of requisite nurses, lab technicians and basic infrastructure.
Presently, the CHC is the only medical centre for people of Kumbi, Hiyanglam, Arong, Nongmaikhong and Sarik as well as people taking shelter in nine relief camps in Wangoo area, the locals said adding that the CHC will remain locked until transfer of the doctor is revoked.