https://thewire.in/security/manipur-healthcare-education-government-reel-under-violence
The unending turmoil in the state continues to widen the rift between the Meiteis and Kukis. Meanwhile, passengers remain stranded at Imphal airport, hospitals face staff shortages and students face the possibility of having to quit their studies.
Essential services like travel, hospitals and education are badly hit. A senior official of the district hospital at Churachandpur – a Kuki dominated area – said that all 13 Meitei doctors there have been transferred to districts where the latter community is dominant. The Meitei doctors had requested transfers citing security reasons. This has resulted in a shortage of doctors at the hospital, which currently has 49 Kuki doctors. Even the four Naga doctors have fled. This is the condition of many hospitals in the state, where healthcare workers don’t want to work in an area where their community is a minority.
by Banjot Kaur
16/06/2023