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RHC Mastuj without Doctors since long

 

Posting of Medical Officers demanded at RHC Matuj.

 

CHITRAL: Rural Health Center Mastuj is running without any doctor for the last so many years despite of having sanction strength of 4 doctors including one woman medical officer and dental surgeon. The area is a thick populated locality and consisting on thousands of population but the downtrodden people are badly suffering from lack of health facilities. In this connection cabinet member of three star women skill development Organization (3SWSDO) Mastuj passed a unanimous resolution during an emergency meeting. Through a resolution they demanded from the Chief Minister, Health Minister NWFP as well as District Coordination Officer and District Nazim of Chitral for posting of medical staff immediately at RHC Mastuj. Chair Person of the organization Miss Shakira Naz said that patients are shifting to Booni that taking 2 hours but the dilapidated condition of road is very worse and patients expire on their way before reaching to hospital at Booni or Chitral.

 

It is worth to mention here that the roads remain block for 5 months in winter season due to heavy snowfall. In case of emergency especially the women folk can not travel to Booni or Chitral by feet as no vehicle traffic is possible at that time of snowfall. They demanded for fulfillment of vacant posts of 4 Doctors at RHC Mastuj immediately.

 

Utility Store without essential items.

Utility stores of Chitral are often depriving from essential items like Flour, Ghee, Date (Khurma), which are main items of Ramzan (fast). People of the area are facing hardships as essential edible things are very costly in open market but these items are not available at Utility stores of Chitral. Residents of the area have appeal to high ups of Utility Store Corporation for supplying of flour, date, Ghee, sugar and pulses and other essential goods to Chitral on subsidize rates immediately.

 

G.H. Farooqi PO Box No. 50 GPO Chitral Phone # +92 943 302295, 414418, 03025989602

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G. H. Farooqui: Free Lance Journalist from Chitral Pakistan and Human Rights Activist as well as Social Worker and Registered Volunteer
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