Keep check on supply of sub-standard medicines: PCC chief

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president GA Mir has expressed serious concern over the lack of basic facilities to people in remote areas of Dooru Assembly segment and elsewhere in the State, saying that the poor and down trodden people were being ignored on every count.
During his visit to Nowgam, Qamar and Kapran in Dooru today, Mir met various delegations of people, who apprised him of the hardships due to the negligent attitude adopted by the State Administration about the genuine issue concerning them (people).
They apprised PCC chief  of lack of medical facilities adding that that due to shortage of medicines at PHCs (Primary Health Centers) and  other Health Centre like local dispensaries  in Nowgam, Qamar and Kapran, they are facing lot of difficulties, even they do not get the   required quantity of medicines, which is not only unfortunate, but highly condemnable on the part of State Administration especially the Health department of the State.
They also complained of sub standard medicines that are being supplied to health Centre’s in these areas, as a result, health sector has worsened to a largest extent in these areas.
Expressing serious concern over the pathetic condition of people in far off places of Dooru, Mir lashed out at the State Administration over being insensitive towards the people in down trodden section of people facing lot of hardships to due to lack of medical facilities in these areas.
He emphasized upon the Governor’s Administration to   look into the genuine demands of people and ensure that required quantity of medicines of A Grade and essentials are provided to people in far off and hilly areas in Dooru and elsewhere in the State, ensuring that people are provided required quantity of medicines, essentials and other facilities.
The people also stressed upon Mir to take up the matter of substandard medicines with State Administration, so that action is taken to fix responsibility.