Srinagar, Jan 23 (KNS): To improve and make maternity and child care services much effective and people friendly, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today demanded for clubbing of specialists doctors under single roof in designated hospitals especially at District and sub-district Hospitals.
“It is now time to move forward and reform health policies of state. What is the fun of having policies and interventions when a woman needs to travel hundreds of kilometers to deliver a baby? When more than 80 percent deliveries are now conducted in government hospitals, it is high time to start two full fledged single roof maternity and child facilities in south and north Kashmir with 24×7 services,” said president DAK Dr Suhail Naik.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
He said the birth of any baby is unpredictable life event and can happen any time in last trimester depending on medical or obstetrical conditions. Further a mother can develop complication any time during birth process and may need lower section cesarian section LSCS on emergency basis.
Dr Naik said therefore to curb the referral to LD hospital and decrease its burden, the pooling and clubbing of staff, especially gynecologists, pediatricians, Radiologists and anesthesiologists, is a effective short term measure to significantly reduce rate of referrals and improve healthcare delivery in peripheral hospitals. (KNS)