Ccpur BJP probes medical test denial incident

CCPUR | Aug 28

Regarding the recent incident of not allowing a 78 year-old man to have Rante Blood Sugar (RBS) and Kidney Function Test (KFT) at Churachandpur District hospital,

The president of BJP, Churachandpur district, Lienkanglo and his colleagues met the medical superintendent (MS) of Churachandpur District hospital, Dr. J. Songoukham today and inquired about the Bio-chemistry technician who had deprived medical test to an old man.

In a press conference held at its office located at Teddim road, the president flanked by the BJP team said they also inquired about present situations in the hospital as there are other issues in providing necessary medicines, cotton bandage, food and others and also the absence of CT scan machine in the hospital.

The team further asked the MS on the reason behind insulting a media person who had gone to inquire about the medical test incident in the hospital. The MS of the hospital was also advised to make arrangements to replace the unprofessional technicians and doctors at the earliest.

The spokesperson of BJP, Churachandpur district, Khaisei Haokip said that the team will soon take up sensitisation programmes at different departments to make proper functioning of offices and also asked for media assistance to help in transformation the district.

The BJP president has assured that disciplinary action will be taken up against the technicians involved in the deprivation of medical tests of the old man. He added that the director of Health department has sent message to minister V. Hangkhanlian regarding the issue.