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Min inaugurates new building of Mawkdok health centre

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By Our Reporter

Shillong, Nov 24: The new building of the Mawkdok Health & Wellness Centre was inaugurated by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Ampareen Lyngdoh, on Friday.
The newly inaugurated building was designed according to the Indian Health Service (IHS) standards Type B model, well equipped for conducting deliveries at the sub-centre level.
The sub-centre also has a labour room and a dedicated newborn care corner.
Mawkdok sub-centre not only serves as a hub for essential healthcare but also supports the National Health Mission’s Programme.
Lyngdoh while inaugurating the new building said that the government is committed to work for the betterment of the villagers and has set up small health centres to look after a small population.
Lauding the capability of the villages to cater to the challenges in the health sector especially in their own villages during the COVID-19 pandemic, she informed that the government has also empowered the dorbar shnong to look after these health centres.
Further, the government aims to improve the overall health system delivery in all the seven thousand and six villages of the state.
She also informed that the government has decided that all the sub-centres, health and wellness centres will be looked after by the village administration.
The minister further urged the villagers to come forward to link their MHIS with their Aadhaar to avail all the benefits of the schemes.
Others present at the programme included Sohra MLA, Gavin M Mylliem and others.

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