The town medical of Kantabanji of Balangir district is running with mismanagement since long time. Time to time protest has been staged by the civil bodies demanding for the proper management of the hospital. But the administration is silent and inactive. And problems for the common man are increasing day-by-day. Even people are dying in helplessness without getting medical facilities.
Today, Right To Fight organization of Kantabanji discussed elaborately for 2 hours with CDMO Jagannath Panda in a closed room to discuss the issues of the hospital.
The old hospital of British era is almost defunct. Most of the people of Kantabanji and its peripheral area depend on it for medical service like, Bangomunda block, Turekela block, Muribahal block, Khaprakhol block, Belpara block etc.
The hospital has provision of 10 doctors but now only 2 doctors are available and 8 are lying vacant. Monthly in an average about 400 pregnant women visit the hospital. But today the specialist post is lying vacant. Earlier 10 specialist doctors used to visit the hospital on deputation but now no one is visiting. The X-Ray machine and the Ultra Sound machines are lying defunct. The same fate is facing the blood bank. Further the Pathology technician post is lying vacant so poor people are doing the tests from the private shops. The amount of Mamata Scheme is not available since last 6 months. Ncessary medicines too are not available in the government free shop. The Mother and Childcare hospital has been stopped in its halfway. Since 2014, the main room of the hospital has been declared as dangerous. The hospital periphery is full of dirt. Patients are not getting food in the right time and proper amount.
Many such issues were discussed with the CDMO locking him in a room while he was visiting the Kantabanji hospital. When the situation got out of control, the OIC Jyotirmaya Bhukta, Tehsildar Subas Sethia etc rushed to the site and imposed 107 on the members of Right To Fight.