Phisami Village Students’ Union (PVSU) has appealed the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department to revoke the transfer order of an ANM nurse or appoint another one at Phisami Health and Wellness Centre (HWC) under Kiphire district at the earliest on priority basis.
In a representation to principal director of H&FW Nagaland on May 1, the PVSU president Tonika Aye and general secretary Jepikali Yeptho stated that Phisami HWC has two female nurses with one CHO.
While stating that one nurse was transferred to Yingshikiur village under District Health Society (DHS) Kiphire on February 7, 2020 without a reliever and the other nurse being under maternity leave since December 1, 2019, the PVSU claimed that the Phisami HWC was running with only one CHO at present.
Noting that Phisami HWC covers six villages namely Shotumi A, Shotumi B, Phisami, Longbeakru (UR), Sangtsuwing (UR) and Lukhami villages, all falling under Seyochung area of Kiphire district, the PVSU pointed out that health of the people in the area cannot be put at risk especially as Kiphire was an aspirational district and the lone CHO cannot perform/cover these six villages.