Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 08 2009:
The Tribal Disable Union, Manipur today warned not to conduct Medical Assessment Camp for issue of disability certificates to the people with disabilities till the pending cases of medical such camp held in 2007 .
A statement signed by president, Momo Tantanga today stated that the body has been pressing the chairman of the State Medical Board (SMB) to conduct Medical Assessment Camps in hill areas for issue of Disability Certificate.
One of the camps organized at Chingai headquarters and Phungyar headquarters in 2007 by the SMB and Social Welfare Department without specialist doctor of Orthopedic.
As no orthopedic doctor included authority turned down to issue disability certificates to those certified in the camps.
All application of the persons attended the camps seeking certificate have been rejected.
Considering the grievances facing by the people, ATDUM has been requesting the authority to re-conduct assessment camp but not yet held.
The scheduled for conducting the medical assessment on November 13 at Ukhrul district headquarter should be help up until the camps at Chingai and Phungyar which the body demanded re-conduct are conducted.
Any untoward happening in case the camp is held against the demand should be the sole responsibility of the authority, ATDUM warned.