Staff shortage, absenteeism at PHCs greet PUYA
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jul 17 : From leaking roofs and inadequate infrastructure to staff shortages and absenteeism, the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Sekmaijin in Imphal West and Pallel in Kakching district are plagued by a range of deficiencies.
Continuing its inspection of healthcare facilities across the State, members of the People's United Youth Alliance (PUYA), led by its general secretary Longjam Abothe, visited Kakching Community Health Centre (CHC), Pallel PHC, Kak- ching Khunou PHC, and Sekmaijin PHC today.
At Sekmaijin PHC, the PUYA team found that only one doctor was attending to patients.
Concerned over the high number of absentees, the team contacted the absent doctors, nurses, and other staff by phone and asked them to perform their duties.
On further inspection, the team found that most of the roofs at the PHC were leaking and that the facility lacked adequate infrastructure.
The PUYA team then inspected Kakching CHC and found that the health centre lacked an ultrasound facility and was grappling with shortages of doctors, nurses, and other staff.
The CHC, despite being a key healthcare facility for the Kakching area, was also found to have inadequate infrastructure.
Meanwhile, at Pallel PHC, the team found that a woman was undergoing a normal delivery and that the available doctors and staff were performing their duties diligently.
However, three staff members who were supposed to be posted at the PHC were found deployed to other health centres, resulting in a shortage of personnel at the facility.
The roof of the Pallel PHC building was also found to be leaking in several rooms.
The condition of Kakching Khunou PHC is no better, as the healthcare facility was also found to be grappling with serious infrastructure issues, including leaking roofs, cracked floors, and an incomplete and non-functional oxygen plant, among other problems.
Speaking to the media, Abothe urged the relevant authorities to repair the leaking roofs at the PHCs inspected today and put an end to the practice of deploying substitute staff while allowing the original staff members to draw salaries without performing their duties.
He, however, said that they observed some improvements in the health sector after the organisation began conducting inspection drives at various health centres across the hill and valley districts of Manipur.
He added that they have received information about some health centres being repaired and staff members becoming more punctual in reporting for duty.
IMPHAL, Jul 17 : From leaking roofs and inadequate infrastructure to staff shortages and absenteeism, the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Sekmaijin in Imphal West and Pallel in Kakching district are plagued by a range of deficiencies.
Continuing its inspection of healthcare facilities across the State, members of the People's United Youth Alliance (PUYA), led by its general secretary Longjam Abothe, visited Kakching Community Health Centre (CHC), Pallel PHC, Kak- ching Khunou PHC, and Sekmaijin PHC today.
At Sekmaijin PHC, the PUYA team found that only one doctor was attending to patients.
Concerned over the high number of absentees, the team contacted the absent doctors, nurses, and other staff by phone and asked them to perform their duties.
On further inspection, the team found that most of the roofs at the PHC were leaking and that the facility lacked adequate infrastructure.
The PUYA team then inspected Kakching CHC and found that the health centre lacked an ultrasound facility and was grappling with shortages of doctors, nurses, and other staff.
The CHC, despite being a key healthcare facility for the Kakching area, was also found to have inadequate infrastructure.
Meanwhile, at Pallel PHC, the team found that a woman was undergoing a normal delivery and that the available doctors and staff were performing their duties diligently.
However, three staff members who were supposed to be posted at the PHC were found deployed to other health centres, resulting in a shortage of personnel at the facility.
The roof of the Pallel PHC building was also found to be leaking in several rooms.
The condition of Kakching Khunou PHC is no better, as the healthcare facility was also found to be grappling with serious infrastructure issues, including leaking roofs, cracked floors, and an incomplete and non-functional oxygen plant, among other problems.
Speaking to the media, Abothe urged the relevant authorities to repair the leaking roofs at the PHCs inspected today and put an end to the practice of deploying substitute staff while allowing the original staff members to draw salaries without performing their duties.
He, however, said that they observed some improvements in the health sector after the organisation began conducting inspection drives at various health centres across the hill and valley districts of Manipur.
He added that they have received information about some health centres being repaired and staff members becoming more punctual in reporting for duty.