JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today said that all the dispensaries including PHCs, NTPHCs and Sub Centers in Chanapora Constituency are functioning properly with IPD, OPD as well as immunization facilities.

The Minister said this while replying to a question raised by Mushtaq Ahmad Guroo.

He informed the house that the Chanapora Constituency has different healthcare facilities at various locations like PHC Chanapora, PHC Laloo, PHC Nowgam, UHC Natipora, NTPHC Rawalpora, Sub Centre Rawalpora, Sub Centre Gungbugh, Sub Centre Hyderpora, Sub Centre Nadirgund, Sub Centre Peerbagh and Sub Centre Sanatnagar. She added that apart from OPD, IPD, immunization facilities for the Children and Pregnant Mothers, some PHCs/UHCs/NTPHCs are also providing USG, X-RAY, lab services, TB tests, eye test (Optho.) facilities.

The Minister further informed that the department is presently working on consolidation of existing healthcare facilities and no future creations and upgrades have been planned, as of now.

She also informed that the department aims to strengthen the existing healthcare facilities strictly as per IPHS norms and extend support to common man seeking medical attention by developing robust e-Sanjeevani/Tele-medicine facilities through a well-designed hub and spoke model to fill the critical gaps.