A Public Health Centre (PHC) in one of the remotest villages of Gurez in north Kashmir's Bandipora district is without a doctor and paramedics for a long time, locals complained on Monday. Locals from the Barnaye village while complaining about the issue told news agency_The Dark Press (TDP), that the health centre is inadequately staffed due to which patient care had been badly hit. The locals blamed the concerned authorities for their "insensitive attitude" towards the centre and alleged that it lacks staff including a doctor and paramedics required for its smooth functioning. "Due to non-availability of a doctor daily patient care has also been hit badly while pregnant women of the area also face severe hardships," Mushtaq Ahmad a local said, adding that the PHC consists of about 15 villages.
"It seems that the administration has not done anything good for us yet, " Mushtaq Ahmad another local said, adding that the health centre is also without basic facilities which shows the non-serious approach of the Government towards this village and health sector. The locals have requested the concerned authorities and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to personally look into the matter and redress their grievances. Meanwhile, chief medical officer (CMO), Bandipora Dr Bashir said that the vacant doctor post at PHC will be filled. (TDP)
