Leh: The CEC, Adv. Tashi Gyalson handed over medical equipment including a Digital X-Ray machine to Turtuk Block, and Neonatal Pulse Oxi-meter and Compact Advanced Oxygen Cylinders to various PHCs at SNM Hospital today.
MP Ladakh, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, and EC Minority, Ghulam Mehdi were present on the occasion
The said machinery has been supported and distributed by a cluster of organisations including Mantra for change, Ashraya Hastha Trust, and Surya Foundation to the Health Department, Leh.
BDC Chairperson Leh, BDC Chairperson Turtuk, Director Health Services Ladakh, MS SNM Hospital Leh, DTO Leh, and various other officials including representatives from the supporting organisations were present during the event.
CEC Gyalson and MP JTN expressed their gratitude to the organisations for the noble gesture which would help the people residing in far-off regions of Ladakh to get adequate medical assistance, especially during the winter season when the connectivity gets affected during extreme climatic conditions.
They also stated that such steps from the NGOs have always been crucial for the administration over the period and assured that Hill Council and the Administration would extend all possible assistance to support such initiatives in the future.
