The defunct X-ray machine at the community health center (CHC) Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district is causing severe inconvenience to the patients.
Locals said that the machine at the health center haddeveloped some fault some 15 days ago but the hospital authorities have notbeen able to repair it since, leaving them dependent on private diagnosticcenters.
The locals said they are forced to either visit Sumbal or goto a private diagnostic center to get the X-rays done.
“The private diagnostic centers at Hajin also remain opentill 4 pm. A few days ago my two relatives met with an accident during eveningand we had to shift them to Sumbal to get the X-ray done. This is the state ofhealth care in our area,” Arshid, a local resident said.
The locals also said that the X-ray machine is outdated asit has been installed when CHC was a primary health center in 1964. “Every nowand then the machine breaks down,” the local residents said.
Block Medical Officer Hajin, Dr. Tariq assured the machinewill be made functional within “three-four days”.
He said that they have also submitted a proposal for thedigital X-ray machine for CHC Hajin.