A Critical Analysis of Healthcare Service in Lamka

Lamka is the concentrated capital town of the Tribals in Southern Manipur, yet, faces a significant healthcare crisis. Despite its strategic location, the region is plagued by a severe lack of specialized practitioners and medical care facilities, hindering the...


Lamka is the concentrated capital town of the Tribals in Southern Manipur, yet, faces a significant healthcare crisis. Despite its strategic location, the region is plagued by a severe lack of specialized practitioners and medical care facilities, hindering the well-being of its residents. Geographical isolation and socio-political factors further complicate healthcare access in the Lamka region.

 The infamous and ongoing pressing violence in Manipur has escalated the need for proper health infrastructure, facilities, and services in the Lamka region. The regional development disparity, the concentration of the infrastructure, facilities, and services to implement only in Imphal has handicapped the Tribals to access the lifeline Institutions, Facilities, and Services. One of the most pressing issues in the Lamka region is the absence of specialized medical care. The region lacks oncologists, nephrologists, and cardiologists, forcing patients to seek treatment in distant cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, etc. 

This scarcity of specialists poses a significant threat to the health and well-being of the population, particularly those suffering from chronic illnesses. The Tribals are coupled with a Critical Situation due to the lack of specialized Health care in Lamka:

  • Without access to timely and appropriate treatment, these patients are at a higher risk of complications and premature death. 
  • Getting treatment becomes a luxury and the larger section of the population could not afford to get treatment outside the state. 
  • Patients often have to travel long distances by road via Aizawl, which is one of the most dangerous Highways in India, only to get Flight Service in Lengpui, Aizawl. Only then the patients can reach the Cities to get treatment. 
  • The patients have to put their lives at risk due to the condition of the road (one of the poorest in India), making it difficult to transport patients, especially those in critical condition.
  •  Accidents and roadblocks further impede access to healthcare facilities.

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