Dibrugarh, June 18: Tea staff in Assam will now get high quality healthcare at their doorstep with 40 medical vans geared up with all facilities at their doorstep.
The Assam labour welfare division of Assam and The Hans Basis have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for launching the Hans Cell Medical Unit Venture within the 120 most weak tea gardens of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts.
The cellular medical items will provide a complete bundle of companies, together with OPD consultations, free medicines, diagnostic assessments, counselling and consciousness classes.
Moreover, residence visits for the aged and individuals with disabilities in addition to referrals to tertiary care centres for crucial sufferers can be a part of the companies offered.
Assam Labour and Employment minister Sanjoy Kishan has hailed the choice of the state authorities to joined palms with The Hans Basis (THF) to offer high quality healthcare to tea backyard communities by offering 40 medical vans geared up with all services throughout 120 gardens.
Speaking to this correspondent on Tuesday night, Sanjoy Kishan mentioned, “Just lately, the labour welfare division of Assam and THF have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for launching the Hans Cell Medical Unit Venture within the 120 most weak tea gardens of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts. Within the first part they may launch the service in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia with 24 medical vans and it will likely be inaugurate quickly,”.
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Kishan termed the event as one of the crucial satisfying and this initiative would prolong the attain of healthcare among the many tea backyard communities.
“The medical van can be geared up with services and atleast 40 vital medical can be performed within the van. The tea backyard folks can be glad with such companies. We’re very a lot grateful to the THF for offering such services to the poor tea backyard staff,” Kishan mentioned.
He mentioned it isn’t attainable for the federal government to take care of every citizen even it we strive our hardest. “This challenge goes to be a long-term one, which is able to provide high quality healthcare to one of the crucial disadvantaged communities of the state,” he added.
“Its a very good step taken by the federal government for the backyard staff. In accordance with the Plantation Labour Act, a tea backyard ought to present ambulance to the backyard staff however they’ve failed to offer the ambulance companies. The brand new challenge will profit the backyard staff if it really works appropriately,” mentioned Lazar Nanda, central assistant normal secretary, ATTSA.
This initiative goals to reinforce healthcare entry and outcomes within the area, initially overlaying 120 tea gardens, 60 in every district.
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