The Forum for Ganjam, a body of intellectuals, NGOs and political leaders of all hues, on Friday submitted a six-point charter of demands vis-à-vis MKCG Medical College and Hospital to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through the Southern Range RDC on Friday.
Narrating appalling situation that has gripped the premier hospital for long, the forum urged the Chief Minister to take all required steps for filling up of all vacant doctor and nonteaching posts and not to transfer any doctor from the hospital. “A large number of doctor and Grade III and IV posts are lying vacant for long for which health services have been severely hit. Some of the doctors, who have been transferred to the hospital are yet to join duty. Kindly, fill up the vacant posts soon,” demanded forum members. Similarly, they apprised the Chief Minister that many of costly medical equipments are not working and newly constructed building are yet to be used. They wanted that the Government repair the machines and use the buildings for betterment of the patients. The other demands include adoption of a cleanliness mechanism to improve hygiene and deferment of transfer of doctors from the hospital.
Among others, forum chairman Prof Pramod Kumar Sahu, Sunam Sundhi, Manas Ranjan Patra, Kumar Hota and B Swaraj Subudhi undersigned the memorandum.