Minister Alo Libang inaugurates Lifeline Express Project

Our Correspondent

Itanagar: The Lifeline Express Project here, the first of its kind in the State, was inaugurated on Monday by State’s Health & Family Welfare Minister Alo Libang amidst the presence of a huge number of patients who have come to avail the opportunity of a mobile hospital (hospital on wheels) at Naharlagun Railway station.

The Minister while gracing the occasion said that health should be the priority of the people and further thanked the Impact India Foundation for bringing the Lifeline Express to the state.

Libang said that the concept of train hospital is very rare as it provides many facilities in a single platform catering to the needs of people in different states, especially to the rural areas.

He urged the people to pass on the information to their friends and relatives regarding the lifeline express.

The minister also urged the Director of Health Services (DHS) to extend all kind of cooperation for the successful conduct of the health camp.

Senior Operating Officer of Impact India Foundation Chandrakant Deshpande in his deliberation said that all kind of cooperation has been extended by the district administration, police, Itanagar Municipal Council (IMC), NDRF and health department for the successful conduct of the project.

He, however, said that some of the services provided by the train hospital is limited as they have limited healing time for the patients.

Deshpande further informed that more than 30 patients have been listed for cataract surgery on Monday after screening.

The train hospital will offer free of cost quality services including OPDs, state of the art sterilized operating theatres, cancer surgeries and preventive health services and restorative surgeries for vision, hearing, clefts, orthopedic, neurological, dental and gynaecological problems till March 5 next at the Naharlagun Railway Station.

Among others, DHS Dr M Lego, Dean of Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) Dr P Jaykumar, and District Medical Officer (DMO) Dr Mandip Perme attended the programme.

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