AALO, 12 Feb: West Siang DC Penga Tato stressed on plugging critical gaps in the healthcare system.
During a meeting he chaired here on 11 February, the DC said that the general hospital, along with the PHCs, CHCs and sub-centres in rural and urban areas “need to have maximum facilities in terms of infrastructure, medicines, manpower, etc, to render health delivery services in a more effective way.”
DMO Dr Dubom Bagra, who also attended the meeting, emphasized on “state-specific guidelines for the 15th Finance Commission health grants through the local government,” and said that the PRIs should play a supervisory role in order to strengthen the primary health care institutions.
“It is important to keep all 25 sub-centres functional to get government grants annually, and PRIs and medical officers have to work together to sort out need-based works from funds allocated to the PHCs annually,” he said.
He appealed to the panchayat leaders to “tie up with respective elected leaders, for manpower as nurses from general hospital cannot be spared for any sub-centre due to shortage of staff.”
The DMO informed that the PHC in Liromoba has been selected to be upgraded under the 5th Finance Commission 2022-23.
DPM Yomto Lollen stressed on “effort to carry out institutional delivery and immunization in the medical sub-centres, instead of rushing all normal cases to general hospitals.” (DIPRO)
