HNDWARA: Displaying a complete indifferent attitude towards the cancer patients, the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has transferred both Oncologists from Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Hospital Handwara in Kupwara district.
NCD hospital Handwara is the only hospital in North Kashmir catering scores of cancer and diabetic patients. After equipping it with all kinds of facilities, the government inaugurated the hospital with much hype in 2013.
The attendants of cancer patients rued the government decision to transfer both the oncologists from the hospital. These attendants are continuously protesting from last three days outside the hospital.
A cancer patient Muhammad Ramzan said that there were two Cancer Specialists in the hospital. Both these specialists namely Dr Nazir Ahmed and Dr Nazir Ahmed (identical names) have been shifted to District hospital Baramulla where there is no oncology cell. No Cancer specialist is available in the hospital from past month as a result the patients are suffering, he said.
Chemotherapy or CTX dose is given with a curative intent to patients which aims at to prolong life or to reduce symptoms of cancer. I need Chemotherapy badly but no doctor is available here who could provide this therapy to me, another cancer patient told CNS and humbly requested the government to depute at least an Oncologist in the hospital.
He further said that all the cancer patients fail to understand how and why the government is so indifferent towards their problem.
When contacted Medical Superintendent NCD hospital, Dr Rouf said that it was a government decision to transfer both the oncologists from here and he has nothing to do with it.
Concerned MLA and Minister Choudhuri Ramzan feigned ignorance and said that he doesnt know about the matter. It should not have happen. I will look into the matter, he said.
State Health Minister Taj Mohiuddin said that any doctor in the hospital can give Chemotherapy dose to the cancer patients. There is a practice wherein a Specialist provides directions in black and white to any doctor about the procedure of giving Chemotherapy dose to patients, he said adding that still in the interest of the patients, he will take care of it will depute Oncologist in the hospital. (CNS)
No envelops for X-Ray films
Most of the Hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir are violating the norms prescribed by Directorate of Health Services and are providing X-Rays to patients without envelops.
Reports said that Directorate of Health Services had issued guidelines to the hospital authorities asking them to provide X-Rays to attendants and patients in envelopes. However, except SMHS hospital Srinagar, all other hospitals violated these guidelines and are still providing X-Rays without envelops to the patients.
Uncovered X-Rays are vulnerable to scratches and stains. If Directorate of Health Services are providing funds to the Hospitals for this purpose then we dont see any reason, these hospital authorities should hesitate in providing envelop proof X-Rays to patients, a group of delegation told CNS.
A top official from Directorate of Health Services said that they would look into the matter and will direct all the hospital authorities to provide X-Rays in envelops to attendants and patients. (CNS)
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