Ampareen wants report on non-functional health centres
Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh has sought a report on non-functional health care centres across the state.
This was after a delegation of the Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization (HITO) Ri Bhoi District and Dorbar Shnong of Parila village has sought her intervention to make functional the MCH hospital at the village by appointing manpower for the interest of the people of the area.
After the meeting, Lyngdoh told reporters that she will be conducting an inspection to this important health facility at Parila on May 8.
Congress MLA Celestine Lyngdoh and Nongpoh MLA Mayralborn Syiem, who is the adviser in the health department, will also be present during the inspection.
“I hope I will be able to attend to the important facility that has been used as a Covid centre and used as a quarantine centre. So we will go and we will see and until that time I hope I will do all my homework before May 8,” she said.
The minister informed that there was some issue related to staff and said, “I don’t know whether posts have been created and sanctioned or interviews have been conducted. We will have to look at the HR allocation but with the NHM in place, I am sure we will be able to run it adequately so let us wait and see what information I gather before the actual inspection.”
When asked, Lyngdoh said she will send a team of officials to inspect across the state and submit a report on non-functional health centres.
“I will take that report sometime in the first week of May and accordingly we will try to address the shortfalls and accordingly we will try to ensure that we upgrade or make all such facilities operational and it is a humongous task as I have to go across the state to check these centres,” she said while adding that “So we will begin with Parila and we will see where we go next and I am determined to make difference and I will try my best. We must make sure that if facilities have been raised they should be operational.”
On the other hand, the minister maintained that she will ensure there is no politics in this sector and said, “…at the end of the day the health facilities of the state must conform to certain standards and I am a very willing minister to ensure there is no politics in this sector at least.”
HITO demands halt of ‘faulty’ road construction
Staff Reporter
Shillong, April 6: The Hynñiewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization (HITO) Mawlai circle has demanded that the state government puts on hold the construction of the PWD road stretch from Mawlai Mawroh near the Meghalaya Police Public School up to Mawroh PHC.
This demand came after a video went viral on social media showing the upper layer of the road being detached from the surface.
The HITO Mawlai Circle led by its president Wansuklang Lawriniang went for an on-site inspection and found out that a stretch of freshly laid road near Meghalaya Police Public School up to Mawroh PHC was not renovated according to the norms of PWD.
Speaking to media persons Lawriniang said that the HITO Mawlai circle had taken cognizance of the issue not just because of poor quality of work but it is also because the contractor does not have a work order on the project and also there is no estimate to carry out the work.
He alleged that there is an issue of corruption involved in the matter because, after inspection of the ongoing work, it was found that the contractor had used poor quality of materials and had not followed the norms of the PWD.
“With this poor quality of implementing the work, we can say it involves corruption since the contractor does not have a work order on the project nor the estimates” alleged Lawriniang.
In this regard, the HITO urged the government and the PWD (Roads) department to look into the matter and to stop the work immediately until the matter is probed.
Meanwhile, the contractor who does not wish to be named put the blame on the rainy season for the dilapidated condition of the road by saying that the work was done last week and the tar could not hold on to the road because of incessant rain.
Women share experiences at Women’s Day event celebrated in Meghalaya’s capital city
Staff Reporter
Shillong, March 12: The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Shillong Pinecity celebrated Women’s Day at Prime Hub Meghalaya yesterday where women’s health and well – being were the main themes of the event.
Three accomplished women were invited to speak as guests as a part of the subject which included Shaidalin Marbaniang, a renowned female entrepreneur who makes completely compostable sanitary napkins, Dr. Jagjeet Sethi, a renowned dermatologist from Hope Clinic, Shillong, and Dr. Kerlin Mihsill, a renowned gynaecologist from Hope Clinic, Shillong.
The three notable speakers shared their personal and professional life experiences and well as their vision for women folk.
In addition to Dr. Sethi and Marbaniang educating the audience about women’s hygiene, well-being, and strategies to deal with medical issues, Dr. Mihsill gave a presentation on improving women’s health. The presentation was followed by an open forum where members and other guests put up questions which the speakers provided better understanding about the health and wellbeing of women.
It may be noted here that JCI Shillong Pinecity is the local branch of Junior Chamber International (JCI), a global non-profit organisation dedicated to developing young, engaged citizens and leaders. JCI operates by empowering its members to make a good, long-lasting difference in their local communities.
