CHANDEL, Oct 21: The villagers of Saibol Joupi and surrounding villages under Khengjoi Sub-Division in Chandel District are facing acute medical problems and children are deprived of routine immunisation facilities due to unavailability of medical Staff at Primary Health Sub-Centre for the last few years.
While speaking to the media persons, Jamkholal Khongsai, Chief of Saibol Joupi Village has said that the Primary Health Sub-Centre in the village has been lying unattended since the transfer of ANM, the only staff of the Sub-Centre some two and half years ago.
The Village Chief further said that for the last few years the villagers of T. Bollon, Joupi, H. Hengcham, Nakong, Tm. Dingpi, Tuikong, Tolbung, Hengshi and Hollenjang besides the villagers of Saibol Joupi have not been administered routine Immunisation of DPT, OPV, BCG, etc. for their children due to absence of medical staff at the Primary Health Sub-Centre.
For getting routine immunisation and medical treatment, the villagers of these remote villages have to trek 25 kilometers by foot to the nearest Primary Health Sub-Centre at Shehlon or have to walk 35 km stretch long deplorable road conditions to Chakpikarong where the nearest Community Health Centre is located, said the Village Chief.
He also said that sometimes the villagers used to get benefits from free health camp organizsd by Assam Rifles/Army and District Health Society under National Rural Health Mission which are conducted once a year. However, the villagers cannot depend on such health camp throughout the year as routine immunisation of Children should be done in time at the specific intervals.
The Village Chief also fervently appealed to the State government and concerned authority to consider the plight of these remote villagers and sent the required medical staff of Saibol Joupi Primary Health Sub-Centre at the earliest.
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