Congress party workers on Monday staged demonstrations at the District Headquarters Hospitals (DHHs) in different districts protesting poor health services.
At Jharsuguda, the protesters said the hospital administration should improve medical services in the DHHs and CHCs and PHCs.
They also expressed concern over shortage of beds in different wards of the DHH. The hospital management should take steps immediately to overcome the shortage of doctors and paramedical staffs, they demanded.
They urged the State Government to deploy doctors and paramedical staffs immediately.
The party workers also held protests at the Kirimira, Kulabira, laikera and lakhanpur block CHCs and PHCs in the district over poor medical facilities.
In Balangir, Congress workers led by distgrfict president Bhagaban Bagarti staged a dharna before the CDMO office. They submitted a memorandum to the Governor through the CDMO.
In the district, 28 doctors’ posts are lying vacant, said CDMO in-charge Dr Sugyanendra Mishra.
At Paralakhemundi, Congress members also staged dharna in front of the DHH protesting the poor health facilities in Gajapati district. Parala MlA K Suriya Rao, committee president Basant Panda, vice-president Jaymohan Rao, leaders Sanjay Adhikari and Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak were present, among others.