Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, June 7: In the absence of Gynaecologist and child specialist doctor in Sub-District Hospital (SDH), Mendhar, the people of the area are suffering severely for the last many months.
Official sources said that the post of Gynaecologist is lying vacant for last many years while the post of child specialist for the last over seven months.
“Due to this situation, the people of Mendhar Sub Division are suffering badly and they are forced to shift patients to District Hospital Poonch or District Hospital Rajouri for the urgent treatment,” they said, adding that the worst sufferers are women, as in the absence of Gynaecologist, many delivery cases are either referred to DH Rajouri or Poonch hospital, which are quite far”, the sources added.
Mohammad Qazafi, a social worker said that the biggest problem in Mendhar Hospital is that no child specialist and gynecologist are available. He said that many cases of pregnant women as Corona positive were reported but there is no lady doctor concerned. He said the Lt Governor G C Murmu and Chief Secretary J&K UT must solve this major problem of the area people from this remote and border Sub Division of Poonch district.
Block Medical Officer, Mendhar, Dr Parvez Ahmed Khan when contacted admitted shortage of doctors and other staff in the hospital. He said, “It is true, there are many crucial posts vacant in the hospital and the people are suffering due to this. Government should pay attention to this and take immediate steps to fill up all these vacant posts, so that proper and timely treatment could be given to the needy patients.”
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