Committee vows to resume protest if hospital promises are not fully met
Members of the Tuem Hospital Action Committee after addressing a news conference on Saturday.
PERNEM
While reiterating its displeasure over the inauguration of the ‘Government Hospital and Research Centre (GMC link) at Tuem on February 2 even though all facilities are yet to be set up, the Tuem Hospital Action Committee has decided to postpone its indefinite hunger strike.
Addressing a news conference on Saturday, Adv Prasad Shahapurkar said the committee had been demanding that the hospital be started only after all facilities are provided.
“The hospital will be inaugurated on February 2 but only OPD services will start and other facilities will be available only after a few months. We are not satisfied with this,” said Shahapurkar.
“The committee will not remain silent unless all facilities promised to the Tuem hospital are provided. If our demands are not met, we are ready to go on an indefinite hunger strike,” he warned.
Tuem Hospital Action Committee convenor Jose Lobo said the government is inaugurating the Tuem hospital with partial facilities only to please the people of Pernem taluka.
“However, we reiterate our demand for a hospital with full facilities,” Lobo said.
OPD services at Tuem hospital
PERNEM: The government has offered Out Patient Department (OPD) services at the Government Hospital and Research Centre (GMC link) at Tuem, which shall begin with effect from February 2. A number of doctors of GMC and Directorate of Health Services have been assigned to offer OPD services on designated days.
Dr Sagar S (medicine), Dr Varun Shetty (surgery) and Dr Saiel Korjuenkar (orthopaedics) will be available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For Gynaecology, Dr Rukma Prabhu will be available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Dr Rupma Salgaonkar will be available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Dr Manasvi Alve (dentist), Dr Sonali Kute (paediatrician) and Nikita Satelkar (physiotherapist) will be available daily, while Dr Ashwin Dsouza (ophthalmologist) will be available on Saturday. Dr Ajit Matkar (Ayush) will be available on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, while Dr Yogiraj Anand (psychiatrist) and Dr Sainath Pednekar (Otorhinolaryngology ENT) will be available on Monday and Friday.
Radiologist Dr Mohini Sardesai will be available on Wednesday, while dermatology, venereology and leprosy will be handled by Dr Yasmeen Nadaf on Tuesday.
