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Lack of medical facilities in remote areas

ESS AHMAD. Dated: 10/19/2017 12:22:43 PM

Dear Editor,
People living in remote as well as hilly areas face lot of problems due to lack of proper medical facilities. These facilities are yet to take a lot of time to reach the people living in these areas. That is why people living in these areas have to depend upon the mercy of God and quacks for their treatment.
Though the state as well as central governments have set up Public Health Centres (PHCs) in these areas yet these centres due to insufficient infrastructure does not meet the needs of the people. The people living in these areas do not have sufficient resources to get treatment in nearby towns and cities which cost them heavily. They are not in a position to visit there for the routine check-ups. Even if they do, they are unable to bear these expenses. The government must overcome this problem by appointing doctors, para-medical staff, setting-up laboratories and providing medicines in remote areas.
At least one year service should be made mandatory by the government for the newly appointed doctors in rural areas. Health department must organize medical camps in these areas under the supervision of senior, specialist doctors from different fields after regular interval of time for the welfare of people living in these areas.
The government must introduce a new health policy to provide quality care to the people and ensure that these policies, schemes should be implemented on the ground level so that maximum people could get benefits.
Ashish Kumar
Rehari Jammu.