With government doctors engaged in COVID-19 hospitals across the state, the volunteers from the Nagaland Medical Council (NMC) have come forward to render their assistance to people in need of medical services. NMC said that two OPD consultative services were being successfully operated at Agri Forest sub-centre and para medical training institute (PMTI), Kohima.
In Dimapur, two outdoor patient consultative services at Kachari Gaon sub-centre and Diphupar sub-centre since April 22.
In Wokha, the sub-centre to be manned by volunteers have been made operational near CMO office.
In Mokokchung, two outdoor patient consultative services have been made operational since April 25, at Kumlong sub-centre and Impur Clinic AM Road.
Seeking assistance from the health department, NMC said OPD services, which would be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., would require full cooperation of the existing staff of the sub-centre. NMC has requested the department to address the issue of medicines shortage in Wokha and Mokokchung at the earliest in order to meet the need of OPDs in the designated sub-centres.
NMC said that as per information provided by CMO Wokha, presently CMC Vankhosung has been converted to Civil Hospital in lieu of the District Hospital identified as COVID Hospital. However, NMC said Mokokchung had no such alternatives. As regards, NMC has urged the department to make any needful arrangement. On the challenges being faced by CMO Wokha for transporting samples to Imphal, NMC requested the authority to address the issue. For effective response to COVID pandemic, NMC stressed the need for a proper chain of command in district offices.