As the rainy season began, the number of patients suffering with fever, malaria, cold, cough and the throat diseases is increasing unexpectedly. There are reaching to private clinics and Sadar hospital. Many patients are
suffering with malaria and typhoid. In Sadar hospital the people have to suffer the problem of scarcity of medicines and proper facilities.
As per information as many as 83 posts of doctors has been approved in lohardaga. Out of this, only 53 are serving. likewise, in district family welfare bureau seven posts for medical officers have been approved. Out of this only three are working. One post of pathologist, two posts of physicians, one post of surgeon and one post of child specialist are vacant there.
There is no any post of psychiatrist. likewise the post of bone specialist, forensic specialist, dentist, radiologist, dermatologist, and district Tuberculosis officer are vacant too.
Notably there are 88 hospitals in the district. It included a Sadar hospital, 4 community health centre, 73 sub health centers and 10 primary health centers. According to the people there are lack of facilities and scarcity of doctors so they don’t want to go there for treatment.