Indian Medical team starts Phase-II services in Manik Farm Zone-1

The Indian Medical team, based till recently in Pulmoddai, last week relocated its Emergency Medical Unit and Field Hospital to Zone-1 of the IDP settlement in the Manik Farm area.

The team, comprising 8 doctors and 54 running para-medical and technical staff, has already treated over 2,000 patients in Zone-1, which houses over 45,000 IDPs. Most of the services of the hospital, including a self-contained dispensary, laboratory, ultrasound and radio-diagnostic facilities, are fully functional. The hospital has already carried out nearly 70 minor surgical procedures and over 500 laboratory investigations. The hospital is equipped with a fully functional operating theatre and has also started admitting day-care patients. Read more ...