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SILCHAR, Aug 30 – The Indian Red Cross Hospital situated at Silchar is going to lay stress on mother and child care, especially on the pediatric section. In this regard a press meet was organised in the hospital premises recently.
Gautam Ganguli, deputy commissioner of Cachar and chairman of the Indian Red Cross Hospital Society said that steps are being taken to modernise the pediatric wing of Indian Red Cross Hospital with meticulous stress on mother-child care for which sufficient funds are being explored
Ganguli refuted allegations that there is no account or trace of Rs 15 lakh donated by ONGC for the expansion of pediatric ward. He clarified that the amount was invested in the term deposit of Vijaya Bank which has given an interest of Rs 76,000.The contributed money has neither been misused nor misappropriated and added the proposal will be drawn up and work started soon for a five-bed pediatric ward with the endorsement of the State committee as per standards.
Ganguli further said that the Government of Assam has identified the hospital as urban health centre and gave MBBS doctors, a GNM and a pharmacist, besides two support staff. Treatment here is provided free of charge, including medicine under sponsorship of National Rural Health Mission, Assam. More resources have to be pulled up for that in order to have medical expertise and a pediatric surgeon as well as child specialists.
Badal Dey, general secretary of the Indian Red Cross Society said that membership of 372-strong society has been regularised. ANM girls’ hostel has been constructed with funds provided by MP and MLA and generated from own sources.
Along with that construction of 2-bed eye cabin, conversion of general ward into a 5-bed cabin, upgrading of the Pathology department and improvement of blood bank facility with accessories have been done with the fund of the hospital. In this 62-bed hospital there 4 doctors and 18 ANM staff. ASSAM TRIBUNE
SILCHAR, Aug 30 – The Indian Red Cross Hospital situated at Silchar is going to lay stress on mother and child care, especially on the pediatric section. In this regard a press meet was organised in the hospital premises recently.
Gautam Ganguli, deputy commissioner of Cachar and chairman of the Indian Red Cross Hospital Society said that steps are being taken to modernise the pediatric wing of Indian Red Cross Hospital with meticulous stress on mother-child care for which sufficient funds are being explored
Ganguli refuted allegations that there is no account or trace of Rs 15 lakh donated by ONGC for the expansion of pediatric ward. He clarified that the amount was invested in the term deposit of Vijaya Bank which has given an interest of Rs 76,000.The contributed money has neither been misused nor misappropriated and added the proposal will be drawn up and work started soon for a five-bed pediatric ward with the endorsement of the State committee as per standards.
Ganguli further said that the Government of Assam has identified the hospital as urban health centre and gave MBBS doctors, a GNM and a pharmacist, besides two support staff. Treatment here is provided free of charge, including medicine under sponsorship of National Rural Health Mission, Assam. More resources have to be pulled up for that in order to have medical expertise and a pediatric surgeon as well as child specialists.
Badal Dey, general secretary of the Indian Red Cross Society said that membership of 372-strong society has been regularised. ANM girls’ hostel has been constructed with funds provided by MP and MLA and generated from own sources.
Along with that construction of 2-bed eye cabin, conversion of general ward into a 5-bed cabin, upgrading of the Pathology department and improvement of blood bank facility with accessories have been done with the fund of the hospital. In this 62-bed hospital there 4 doctors and 18 ANM staff. ASSAM TRIBUNE
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