Secretary Health Visits Middle Andaman, Meets Public and PRI Members

Trinath& Rabindranath
Port Blair, Oct 17: Mr. Arjun Sharma, IAS, Health Secretary & Director of Health, A& N Islands was on an official go to in Middle Andaman at present.
Soon after reaching Middle Andaman, the highest Official of the Health Dept. had a direct interplay with the PRIs at Samiti Hall, Rangat and numerous points have been stored earlier than the Secretary.
The PRIs of this area raised the problems of scarcity of Medical staffs together with Male Doctors, poor infrastructure within the CHC, Rangat whereas PHCs in Bakultala, Nimbutala, Betapur, Dasaratpur, and new PHC at Bakultala are plagued with the scarcity of ANMs and dearth of required medicines.
As a part of his tour, the Secretary Health visited CHC, Rangat on the idea of those inputs and inquired intimately concerning the shortcomings of the Hospital.
On being apprised of the glitches and deficiencies affecting the CHC, Rangat the Health Authority assured to convey an finish to all these well being associated points as early as attainable.
After completion of the inspection of CHC, Rangat they proceeded in direction of PHC, Billiground to see the situation of PHC Billiground.

In transit, they met with Shri Venkateshwar Rao, Pradhan,Shivapuram and inspected the Betapur Sub Health Centre as effectively. On the upper Official’s go to, Mr. Veknkateshwar narrated intimately the scenario of the centre and urged the needful to eradicate the shortcomings of the sub centre.
At the top of at present’s tour, they arrived at PHC, Billiground at 3.30PM. On the arrival of the Health Secretary, ANI & Director of Health Service ANI, native leaders welcomed him.
The Health Secretary and Health Director inspected all of the models of the PHC, Billiground very minutely and the Chief Medical officer Dr.Ajit Kumar put forth the necessities of the PHC intimately.
After completion the inspection Secretary Health & Director collectively addressed the general public and PRIs.
On this event, Dr.P.Okay.Mandal, SGS, BJKM, ANI very successfully highlighted the completely different problems with PHC Billiground. He stated that the Hospital instantly requires the appointment of a brand new Lab assistant and appointment of X-ray technician. The PHC Billiground is in dire want of Digital X-ray machine, a brand new 50KV Gen set, weekly 6 days visits/providers of Ayush Doctor and at the least weekly 2 days Homeo Doctors providers on the Health Centre. Providing devices and employees for Thyroid examination can also be a requirement of the PHC. He additional knowledgeable that the constructing the place inpatients are stored is in unhealthy situation which requires it to be urgently restored within the curiosity of the general public.
Health Secretary after listening to all of the factors raised by Dr.P.Okay.Mandal, assured mandatory motion.
The Health Secretary and Director of Health assured the general public and PRI that they’ll instantly take mandatory steps to resolve all the problems so that folks of the area may get good well being providers.
Health secretary additional added that he’s very a lot glad to get the chance to satisfy such effectively well being conscious individuals of this district. He stated the general public are free to contact him in reference to well being associated points at any level of time.
Dr.Mandal, Tushar Bepari expressed their gratitude to the Health Secretary and director of Health Service for patiently listening to the grievances of the general public and giving assurance of fixing all difficulties associated to well being.