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Border tension fails to wake up Health Deptt in JK


10/2/2016
Nitesh Sangral

Early Times Report  


Jammu, Oct 2: When the neighbouring State Punjab government directed its health department to get ready for any eventuality following escalating border tensions in the wake of surgical strikes at militant camps in the, the state government has yet to wake up to do the needful.
"A high alert has been sounded in the Indo-Nepal border areas after central intelligence agencies received inputs that Pakistani terrorists may infiltrate into India via Nepal and strike at Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camps, according to a newspaper.
Sources within H&ME department told Early Times that no directions had been issued in view of escalating tension at border areas in the State by the Department so far and administration of the hospital has failed to gear up to deal with any kind of emergency.
Already, the affairs of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu are not good due to heavy rush and shortage of manpower and infrastructure.
"Even, the last some days, the Super Sepciality Hospital Jammu wing of GMC&H is facing huge problems as some departments and vital machineries have not been working properly due to multiple reasons as well as non-seriousness attitude of the higher ups of the Department, "doctors, seeking anonymity, alleged and adding that they had failed to understand why the matter has not been resolved till date despite repeated meeting held the concern officials and Minister.
However, an official who did not wish to be named told that GMC&H had adequate stock of drugs to deal with any kind of emergency.
Contesting the claims of official of the hospital, doctors further said that there were limit stock of medicines, other related equipments, shortage of Nursing Orderly (NO) and others, it will cause of inconvenience during any kind of emergency. The issues associated deficiencies, shortage and others have been taken by the head of the various departments timely with the concern authority but the higher ups have always showed less interest toward the patients care especially Jammu province.


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