Sole Community Health Centre in Tseminyu district faces severe constraints; youth body urges action

• DIMAPUR — Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ), the apex youth body of the Rengma community, in a letter to the chief medical officer, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima, has made an urged for the strengthening of the Community Health Centre (CHC) Tseminyu, which is currently the only CHC serving the entire population of Tseminyu district.
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• In the letter, the RSZ noted that it had officially adopted CHC Tseminyu last year as part of its commitment to the welfare and health of the community. Since then, it said, it has consistently extended cooperation to ensure better services while also making repeated appeals to the concerned authorities for improved staffing and infrastructure.
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• However, the RSZ claimed it is deeply concerning that the CHC continues to function under severe constraints. Currently, the hospital has a senior medical officer (SMO), only one MBBS doctor (contractual), one dentist, one Ayushman doctor, and six nurses.
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• “With the onset of the challenging season, the patient load, particularly from rural and interior areas, has already started to increase substantially. The current strength of medical personnel is grossly inadequate to meet the health demands of the citizens of the entire district,” it read.

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• It was also mentioned that despite multiple representations and appeals submitted to the department, the CHC has remained neglected to date, with no concrete action taken to address the shortfall in medical officers, nurses, or essential facilities.
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• “This continued negligence is not only disheartening but also poses a serious risk to the lives of the people in the district,” it said, adding that the RSZ urges the office to take immediate and proactive steps to allocate the required number of medical officers, nurses, and necessary medical facilities to CHC Tseminyu.
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• It maintained that failing to address this issue as a priority will compel the Rengma Selo Zi to initiate democratic forms of protest, which may lead to unavoidable and unhealthy situations.