Banihal, 28 April (KNS): Cautioning the J&K Administration to focus on improvement in the health sector and to provide infrastructure and basic health care facilities to tackle any exigency in district Ramban in view of the sharp surge in Covid-19 cases especially in rural and far-flung areas.
As per the statement issued to Kashmir news service (KNS), National Conference leader and District President, Ramban Sajjad Shaheen on Wednesday said that the entire district Ramban especially Banihal constituency lacks advance and specialised health care facilities, shortage of medical and para-medical staff, non-availability of life-saving medicines adding that there are not enough facilities in the local rural hospitals to treat patients who are in serious condition.
Shaheen further said that there is inadequate infrastructure in District Hospital Ramban, Sub-District Hospital Banihal, PHCs Ukharhal, Allinabas, CHCs Ramsoo, Khari, Buzla, Neel, Nowgam, Mahu-Mangit Pogal, Senabati and other sub-centres in the Banihal constituency.
He urged the Administration to take steps to improve health care facilities in all the hospitals in District Ramban especially in far-off areas of the Banihal constituency.
Expressing serious concern over a steep surge in COVID-19 cases during the deadly second wave in the state particularly in district Ramban in the last few weeks, Shaheen said that the continuous surge of Covid-19 positive cases is a matter of grave concern as Covid-19 cases are increasing significantly in the district.
He has demanded setting up a full-fledged emergency COVID-19 hospital in Banihal with adequate facilities of ventilators and other necessary equipment in view of the alarmingly increasing Covid-19 cases in Banihal to cater for the Covid-19 positive cases.
Shaheen has urged upon the administration to scale upsampling and testing facilities in the district to reduce the spread of the virus and take a combination of containment and mitigation measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 and ensure sufficient supply of Medical Oxygen, essential medicines and other necessary requirements at all Covid Care Centers so that patients and medical staff do not face any difficulty in the time of need.
He has also appealed to the people to follow the guidelines laid by the District and local Administration, Health department and strictly adhere to Covid-19 appropriate behaviour like wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing.
He also urged every eligible person to take the Covid-19 vaccine without any hesitation to minimise the impact of the deadly virus. (KNS)