Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 31:
Despite the development in the field of medical sciences, Manipur is till in a dark age with regard to availability of adequate medical facilities to its people whose teeming population has been always on the rise.
There has been virtually and practically no change or improvement in the condition of these existing operation theatres in the Government run Hospitals in the State.
There condition are just the same as it was in 1961 when the population of Manipur was just 7,80,037.Some doctors who talked with The Sangai Express informed that among the State-run Hospitals, only the JN Hospital at Porompat and Churachandpur District Hospital have the facilities for operation theatre.
But here too, there has been no change and any new equipment procured over these years although medical science is developing by leaps and bounds.
During 1960-70 there were only two noted surgeons in the State like Dr Nando and Dr Lalmohon, but now there are over 30 of them.
During that time there only two Anaesthetists and two Gynaecologists.
But there are now over 20 each of them with no difference in the available medical facility, they rued.
With the increase in population, the cases of road incidents have also been on the rise.
Although the approval have been given by the Centre for setting up trauma centre do deal with victims of mishaps who suffer head injuries, the State Government has not made no such arrangement for setting up Trauma centre, they said.
No significant achievement in the field of surgery has been accomplished in the State for the last 40 years, they added.
They further pointed out that during child-birth, out of 100 of pregnant women, five to 10 of them required to undergo ceasarian operation.
But as their is not adequate infrastructures and equipment for performing such operation, cases of death during child birth do occur.
According to source, women are very susceptible to health related problems during pregnancy, thus requiring performance of ceasarian operation on them.
The problem is more acute in far flung areas and in remote hilly regions, where there is absolutely no medical care.
Among the hill districts, Senapati had the highest population, followed by Churachandpur.