Transfer of doctors irks civil bodies of Tamenglong

From Our Correspondent

TAMENGLONG | Sept 5

Strongly condemning the transfer of doctors from district hospital, Tamenglong while solving the demands of Nungba Area Joint Action Committee, civil societies of Tamenglong has convened a meeting at Zeliangrong Evangelistic Fellowship (ZEF), Tamenglong.

The meeting viewed the transfer and posting of doctors recently from Tamenglong district hospital despite of acute shortage of doctors in the district hospital, Tamenglong. The meeting also decided to serve ultimatum to chief minister of Manipur to depute adequate doctors within 72 hours.

In the name of solving the Nungba Area Joint Action Committee demands, the state government threw seeds of hatred among the people, the meeting observed.

In the meantime, a press statement issued by chairman of Zeliangrong Baudi Tamenglong Zone, Agipou Pamei, decried the transfer of two specialist doctors of Pediatics and Gynae from district hospital Tamenglong to CHC Nungba.

He said that the district hospital, Tamenglong is already understaffed and the transfer order is an act of no sympathy to the poor people of the hill district like Tamenglong but also undermines the fundamental right of the people of Tamenglong . There are hospitals and health centres in the valley where doctors and nurses are over staffed. The Zelianrgong people will not tolerate such disparity between the hills and the valley, he added.

The Zeliangrong Baudi demanded the authority concerned to depute adequate full time specialist doctors, staff nurses, technicians and others in the district hospital as per the guidelines of government of Manipur and in the interest of the general public.