Our Correspondent
Kohima | July 23
Minister for Health & Family Welfare Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu today assured the Assembly Session that the department would seriously look into whatever lapse there was in the running of Mon District Hospital. He was replying to Congress MLA Lanpha Konyak on the floor of the House and also to two other Congress MLAs K.L. Chishi and H. Chuba Chang on supplementary questions.
Earlier, replying to a starred question, the Minister said that total amount sanctioned and released for Mon Hospital during 2008-09 and 2009-10 stands at Rs. 11378000 and Rs. 10873000 respectively. The minister also furnished the details of total fund and materials released for Mon District Hospital during 2008-09 as follows; Rs. 8125000 for equipment, Rs. 1200000 for repair/ renovation, Rs. 373000- rewiring, Rs. 800000 for construction of toilets, Rs. 500000- Rogi Kalyan Samiti, Rs. 280000- Janani Suraksha Yojna and Rs. 100000 for sterilization.
During 2009-10, the department sanctioned Rs. 9375000 for equipment, Rs. 500000- Rogi Kalyan Samiti, Rs. 938000- Janani Suraksha Yojna, Rs. 50000-sterilisation and Rs. 10000 for National Maternity Benefit Scheme, the minister stated.
On being asked the reason for negligence of Mon Hospital, the minister replied “The department feels that there is no negligence of Mon District Hospital.”
The minister also stated that the government had taken step for Mon District Hospital on July 20 in the form of signing MoU between the state government and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) where MSF has been entrusted to take over Mon District Civil Hospital. Azo said that MSF, an international organisation based on health care will be providing all the services free of cost. MSF was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1999. The minister was hopeful that within next 3-4 years time, Mon District Hospital will become one of the best hospitals in the state.
