IMPHAL, March 13: The Manipur Students`™ Federation expressed their dismay to at government`™s failure to take up urgent measures to prevent the outbreak of `Swine Flu`™.
While speaking to the media persons at the MSF head office Kh Serajuddin president, MSF said that people of the state still panic over Swine Flu and many are still very ignorant on it.
The government still did not take such illnesses seriously even after two persons died of Swine Flu in the state and are not concern to organise a proper awareness program in the state regarding Swine flu he added.
Kh Serajuddin also said that almost all people of the state started using mask believing it to protect from such Flu but on the other taking advantage of this hand shopkeepers hike the price of the mask to as much as Rs 350-400.
He continued that these practices should be stop and if anyone is found to sell the mask at higher price MSF will take up strict against them.
Maibam Bidhyaraj, general secretary MSF stated that not only words will help the people of the state but the government should try to find out a means to get the facilities for testing `Swine Flu`™ in the state.
The government had already given its word to give the requirement like mask, glove, ventilator etc to all the districts Primary Health Centre but after a team of MSF went for survey (Imphal East and West) it was found out that there was nothing so far.
He also said that in one of the Primary Health Centre there were only two staff who are working in a contract basis did not have much idea about Swine Flu.
`How long will the government wait until many people are infected with such flu`™ asked Maibam Bidhyaraj.
MSF strongly appealed the government to bring the facilities to check Swine Flu in the larger interest of the people and if the government fails to do so MSF along with the people of the state will find its way out said Maibam Bidhyaraj.
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