North Dinajpur: Chopra Laxmipur Primary Health Centre Lacks Permanent Doctor for a Decade, Patients Suffer
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No Doctor for 10 Years: Pharmacist Manages North Dinajpur Health Center, Patients Suffer
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News18•19-03-2026, 16:23
No Doctor for 10 Years: Pharmacist Manages North Dinajpur Health Center, Patients Suffer
•Laxmipur Primary Health Sub-center in Chopra, North Dinajpur, has been without a permanent doctor for nearly a decade.
•Thousands of residents in Laxmipur and Chutiakhor Gram Panchayats face extreme difficulties, forced to travel to distant facilities for serious ailments.
•Currently, a pharmacist, nurse, and Group D staff manage all operations, including patient consultations and medicine dispensing, for 150-200 daily patients.
•Local residents express anger over the lack of a permanent doctor, citing increased time and cost for treatment elsewhere.
•MLA Hamidul Rahman confirmed the issue has been raised with the health department, and BMOH Ranjit Saha expects a doctor to be assigned soon.
