THOUBAL, March 29: With the objective to encourage institutional delivery, Chandel`s Deputy Commissioner, Robert Singh Kshetrimayum who is also the Chairman of District Health Society has opened a delivery point at Primary Health Sub-Centre (PHSC), Aimol Tampak in Chandel District today.
National Health Mission Chandel`s Planning Convenor H. Kobor and Dr. L. Lakshmibai Devi, Medical Officer of Delivery Points also attended the opening of the Delivery point at the PHSC among others.
After opening the new delivery point of the PHC, Deputy Commissioner also inspected the infrastructural facility of the Primary Health Centre.
Speaking at the sideline, Robert Singh Kshetrimayum has said that the delivery point was opened for encouraging institutional delivery among the villagers. Even though the delivery point was opened, the PHSC has only minimum requirement and a lot of works have to be taken up for improving the health centre such as renovation of the building and construction of fencing, added the DC.
While assuring to take up necessary action to improve the Health Centre at his capacity, the Deputy Commissioner further said that the success of running the PHSC smoothly does not depend only upon the staff of the health center but it also depend on the co-operation of the local people too. He appealed the villagers of the surrounding villages to extend support and co-operate with the staff of the centre.
While thanking the State Health and Mission Director, O. Ibomcha for proving the necessary materials for opening the delivery point at the PHSC, Convenor (Planning) NHM Chandel, H. Kobor said that the Aimol Tampak PHSC was the 5 PHSC where delivery point has been opened in order to achieve the target of opening 5 delivery points in the district during 2014-15. So far, a total of 34 deliveries have been done at the newly opened delivery points in the district till last month, said H. Kobor.