Lack of Specialist Doctors: Activists protest at Lakhimpur Medical College Hospital
Protest
Dibrugarh: Demanding better medical facilities and specialist doctors, activists from the Asomiya Yuva Manch (AYM) staged a protest on Saturday in front of Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital (LMCH). The protesters carried banners and shouted slogans against the Assam government, blaming it for failing to improve the hospital's condition and its medical infrastructure.
According to AYM General Secretary Anupam Saikia, LMCH, which opened its doors to medical aspirants, doctors and the public in 2022 lacks specialists in critical areas like neurology, cardiology, neurosurgery, urology, and nephrology. He also pointed out that the hospital does not have enough CT scan machines, forcing patients to travel long distances to Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh or Gauhati Medical College for treatment.
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Medical Dialogues in 2022 reported that Lakhimpur Medical College opened its doors with an inaugural ceremony by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Feb 15, 2022. The state government dedicated Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital to the service of the people. It was built with a cost of Rs 500.89 crore at a sprawling 168 bighas of land. It had five state-of-the-art lecture halls, an accommodation facility for 430 students, 122 interns and 66 resident doctors.
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