Spreads To Ampati, Meghalaya: Manhendraganj Skin Disease

SHILLONG: The Voluntary Association for Social Upliftment (VASU) has said that the skin ailment that was there in Mahendraganj, South West Garo Hills locale has spread to another piece of the region, Ampati.

As indicated by Shabnam Mohan Raj, CEO VASU, the association has brought 40 patients, 27 from Mahendraganj and 13 from Ampati, to Guwahati on Monday for treatment in Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH).

“Our aim was to sort out wellbeing camps at Mahendraganj with dermatologist and treat the individuals. Be that as it may, in the wake of getting the danger from the DC we were terrified to sort out wellbeing camps at Mahendraganj,” Raj asserted.

It might be referenced that in August this year when there were reports of thousands of individuals from Mahendraganj being influenced by skin illnesses the South West Garo Hills, appointee chief said that he is going to document FIR against the individuals who are spreading bits of gossip on the spread of skin disease.

As indicated by the CEO of VASU, on August 16, 2019, on a visit to Mahendraganj, she, found that an enormous number of individuals, whose number would be in thousands, were experiencing genuine skin contamination in the towns around Mahendraganj.

She took a few photos. She likewise imparted the data to a senior functionary of the legislature of Meghalaya and furthermore to some of her companions so as to get some help for the individuals enduring.

As indicated by the association, at first the state attempted to state that it is just post-flood parasitic contamination.

“It can’t be post flood parasitic disease, since it has been there before the floods. Later they explained that it isn’t post flood parasitic contamination. A considerable lot of the patients have revealed to us that they have been having this sickness for quite a while and the neighborhood meds given in the nearby CHC are not powerful by any means, so they have quit setting off to the nearby CHC. In addition, there is no skin expert in the neighborhood CHC,” Raj said.

The CEO additionally indicated out the report of the wellbeing division who went to the zone to get first data of the skin sicknesses.

The specialists passed by the OPD record of CHC, Mahendraganj for the long stretches of June, July and Aug 2019.

They had given the figures as June (313), July (359) cases and August (207) cases, an aggregate of 879 cases.

The CEO likewise got some information about the OPD records of the prior months June 2019.

“On the off chance that they return by one year, the figure will be in thousands. Indeed, even 879 is a tremendous number,” Raj said.

She said that since the figure is consistent around 300 or more cases, it has been forgotten about as no critical increment over earlier months, and consequently there is no spurt in the sickness.

“This is an absolutely crazy decision to make. In addition, every one of the locals are not heading off to the CHC, so the OPD records are not a sign of the genuine size of the issue. The specialists ought to have gone to the towns and taken a head tally,” the CEO said.

She additionally indicated reports that the group of specialists expressed that the skin contamination is a result of the townspeople living in unhygienic conditions and washing up in grimy lakes.

The association inquired as to whether they are living in unhygienic conditions, what measures have been taken by the legislature under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and NRHM?

“The explanation that they scrub down in filthy lakes isn’t valid. They all have cylinder wells. They scrub down in cylinder well water,” Raj said.

As indicated by the association the administration attempted to extend the issue as endemic and the language utilized was with the end goal that there was no arrangement.

The CEO of VASU said that if the issue is endemic, some exceptional measures ought to have been taken.

“It can’t be treated as an issue without an answer and permitted to stay all things considered. This is a genuine network medical problem. On the off chance that it proceeds with like this, this skin contamination may prompt progressively major issues,” she included.

She likewise said that the neighborhood MLA of Mahendraganj, Dikkanch D Shira additionally needs to answer whether she knew about the issue or not and on the off chance that she knew, what steps did she take and in the event that she didn’t know, at that point why she didn’t know, when a great many individuals in her supporters are enduring?

Raj additionally expressed that the organization and chose agents must help the individuals by sorting out mindfulness activities on the best way to stay away from such issues by looking after cleanliness.

VASU has started the treatment techniques and gathered water tests from six towns and sent for testing and reports are anticipated.