more-inThe State government is trying to conceal its failures in protecting the health of tribal people by coming up with new promises of providing specialist doctors. Malaria is a recurring feature in the Agency areas of the district but no permanent measures have been initiated by the government to control it, alleged former MLC and Prajarogya Vedika State leader M. Geyanand and CPI(M) district secretary K. Lokanadham. The lack of transportation facilities, to 1,200 villages in the Agency, was one of the major reasons for the tribal people being unable to avail of medical facilities. They wondered which doctor would prefer to serve in the tribal areas, when they were not being paid salaries. Now, the government was trying to woo specialist doctors with high salaries.

Source: The Hindu July 11, 2017 18:45 UTC