Team Herald
PONDA: Frustrated over the lack of sufficient medical facilities at the Sub District Hospital, Ponda residents have called upon the government to upgrade the hospital with CT scan and other medical equipment.
Viraj Sapre from Ponda said, “It has been two years since the Sub District Hospital has no surgeon and this has caused inconvenience to the locals especially those from remote areas who are compelled to visit South Goa District Hospital at Margao or the Goa Medical College at Bambolim for medical issues. I urge Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to immediately appoint a surgeon at the Sub-District Hospital.”
Rahul Naik, a resident of Borim said, “Recently I was suffering from appendix pain and visited Sub District Hospital. However, the doctor at the hospital referred me to GMC. There are four MLAs in the taluka, who are cabinet ministers and they should ensure better facilities are provided to the patients and also make sure that the vacant post of a surgeon is filled immediately to provide some relief to the ailing patients, who are at present undergoing hardship.”
Kamlakant Naik from Marcaim said, “The hospital has been doing without a CT scan machine for a decade. Due to lack of sufficient medical facilities at the sub district hospital, the residents of Ponda have urged the government to upgrade the Hospital. Around 500 people visit OPDs here each day, but in case of emergency or major ailments, patients are referred to GMC, which is 30 km away from Ponda.”