Mangaluru
The Wenlock Ayush hospital will soon have a sophisticated Operation Theatre (OT), said Dr Mohammad Iqbal, District Ayush Officer.
At an interaction organised by the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists’ Association at the Press Club, Dr Iqbal said that the OT is all set to begin functioning by the end of this month, and will conduct surgeries related to piles, fissures and hijama.
The OT is being set up at a cost of Rs 25 lakh, and is sponsored by the Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) and the plan is to conduct 10-25 surgeries every month. Dr Ravihankar Pervaje from Puttur has agreed to visit the hospital, and government doctors in other places will be deputed to the centre. Three projects, including, a laboratory, OT and physiotherapy centre will soon be inaugurated, he said.
The district has seven upgraded Ayush Wellness Centres, two 10-bed hospitals in Ullal and Jokatte, and an Ayush hospital at Lalbagh. Though the government has sanctioned a 50-bed hospital under the National Ayush Mission, due to infrastructure and staff shortages, the Wenlock Ayush Hospital is functioning with 20 beds, and sees an average of 200 patients in the OPD every day. Overall, in the district, 1,500 patients visit Ayush OPDs every day, he said.We are hopeful that the hospital will be upgraded into a full-fledged 50-bed hospital by the end of this year, and the hydrotherapy centre is also receiving a good response, he said.
Meanwhile, the Shrishti Scheme launched in 2019 with the support of Yenepoya Homeopathic Medical College for childless couples, has received a good response. At present, 57 couples are undergoing treatment there. The Samruddhi scheme was launched to address malnutrition among children, and a pilot study was conducted.
