AALO, Feb 12: The Deputy Commissioner, West Siang,  Penga Tato laid stress on plugging
critical gaps in the healthcare system and said that the general hospital and health centres in rural and urban areas need to have minimum facilities in terms of infrastructure, medicines, manpower etc. to render health delivery services in a more effective way.
Emphasizing state specific guidelines for 15th Finance Commission Health Grants through
local government, District Medical Officer Dr. Dubom Bagra said that PRIs should play pivotal and supervisory roles in order to strengthen primary healthcare institutions. It is important to keep all 25 sub-centres functional to get government grants annually and PRIs and medical officers of the centres have to work together to sort out need-based works from funds allocated to PHCs annually, he said.
The DMO also appealed to the PRIs to tie up with respective elected leaders for manpower as nurses from the general hospital cannot be spared for any sub-centre due to shortage of staff.
He also informed that Primary Health Centre at Liromoba, one of the oldest circles of West
Siang has been selected for upgradation with infrastructure, equipment and connectivity under the 5th
Finance Commission 2022-23.

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(Managing Editor)
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