Shamator Town Public Forum (STPF) serves ultimatum on health and family welfare (H&FW) department

Expressing disappointment at the lack of basic medical amenities, shortage of manpower and other facilities at Community Health Centre (CHC) Shamator, the Shamator Town Public Forum (STPF) has served an ultimatum on the health and family welfare (H&FW) department to necessary remedial measures within a period of one month.In an open representation addressed to the principal director, H&FW, STPF president Kiumehean and secretary Yimso cautioned that failure to address the issues, the citizens would be compelled to seek justice through various platforms and the department would be solely held responsible for any consequences. The forum stated that CHC Shamator was up-graded from PHC on May 7, 2014 primarily as a referral centre for patients from neighbouring health centres requiring specialized health care-services.STPF reminded that CHC has been designed to be equipped in the areas of medicine, surgery, paediatrics and gynaecology etc, facilities for indoor patients, operation theatre, labour room, X-Ray machine, pathological laboratory and standby generator with the complementary medical and adequate para medical staff. However, it said that CHC Shamator was left neglected by successive governments. It said various civil society groups had appealed to the authorities to address the issues on numerous occasions, but the plight of Shamator citizens remained unheard, adding that CHC Shamator continued to function with negligible manpower and equipment. STPF, therefore, appealed to the responsible authority to take necessary remedial measures within one month. The forum demanded that the department inaugurate the newly constructed CHC Shamator building and facilitate its occupation. It also demanded deployment of adequate manpower, adequate and essential surgical instruments/equipment as per Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) norms for CHC.

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