Pasighat MLA donates critical eye surgery instruments to Bakin Pertin General Hospital in Arunachal

A total of five necessary instruments were sponsored by the local MLA for the eye department of BPGH for better treatment of eye patients

Much to the relief of hundreds of eye patients in central Arunachal Pradesh and also from the Jonai area of Assam’s Dhemaji district, Pasighat East MLA, Kaling Moyong, on Tuesday donated a total of five crucial instruments required for eye operations in Bakin Pertin General Hospital (BPGH), Pasighat.

A total of five necessary instruments, like an operating microscope, an operating table, an applanation tonometer, a slit lamp, and an Indirect ophthalmoscope, were sponsored by the local MLA for the eye department of BPGH for better treatment of eye patients.

“By receiving these instruments from the local MLA for eye department BPGH, it is a great help to the people of East Siang, Siang, Upper Siang, West Siang, Shhi-Yomi, Lower Siang and parts of neighboring Assam. We are grateful to our MLA for giving us the opportunity to work more precisely with the modern equipments”, said Dr. Beauty Borang, eye specialist.

Dr. T. Tali, Jt. Director of Health Services, and Dr. YR Darang, MS, also extended their thanks to the MLA for extending and providing the crucial instruments to BPGH.

MLA Moyong, after inaugurating the items and getting himself checked up by the instrument, said that the instrument provided will be helpful to several eye patients from not only East Siang district but also to several others from neighbouring districts.

Bakin Pertin General Hospital, Pasighat, in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, has been a known health centre in the region and the state since the early days of Arunachal Pradesh, as is the oldest health center in the state.

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