A large number of women on Thursday gathered at the Bhapur Girls’ High School here in protest against various problems being faced by patients at the Community Health Centre (CHC).
The women expressed unhappiness over unavailability of quality health services, lack of doctors against vacant posts, including gynaecologist and pediatrician, and negligence of duty by doctors and medical staffs.
Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Gangadhar Barik and Laxman Kumar Sahu coordinated the programme. Journalist Rabindra Kumar Patnaik presided over the meeting. An eight-member woman committee was formed to take up the CHC problems with the MLA, district Collector, CDMO. While Annapurna Behera was named as president, Shantilata Behera was named secretary. Sakuntala Sahu, Basanti Sahu, Tuni Naik, Urmila Sasmal, Ranjita Barik, Kunilata Sahoo were present.
