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Patients suffer due as Digital X-ray machine breaks down at DH Handwara

 Problem will be solved soon as 2 new X-ray machines are ready for installation. Medical Superintendent District Hospital Handwara assures patients hardships would end soon.

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Srinagar: The digital X-ray machine at District Hospital Handwara has been in disrepair since a fortnight and has forced patients to run from pillar to post. Although a manual X-ray machine is available in the hospital it does not render the desired result and hence the patients are forced to avail X-ray facilities at private clinics.

An attendant of a patient from Tarathpora Handwara said that his father had met with a minor accident after which he shifted him to DH Handwara where doctors initially advised him to go under x-ray but to his annoyance he had to pay Rs 500 at a private clinic for the same.

Another attendant remarked as to what was the fun of having a district hospital if it lacks basic amenities like X-ray. “Since we belong to the labour class and it really tells upon us by paying a huge amount for undergoing X-ray at private clinics,” he said.

Meanwhile Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Nisar Ahmad while talking to TheNews21 said that although the digital x-ray machine has developed a technical snag due to which patients have been suffering, engineers are on job and possibly within next two days it will be repaired.

Medical superintendent said that the engineer is on the job. It will be made functional in a couple of days. Meanwhile manual x ray is fully functional. Two more x-ray plants have been received and will be installed shortly.

Aadil Akbar
Aadil Akbar
Special Correspondent (Jammu and Kashmir) - The author is a young journalist working in the field since the past 6 years. He has covered politics and human interest stories including war-like situation the Kashmir valley.

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