A Community Health Centre (CHC) was inaugurated at Sekmai in Manipur’s Imphal West district on Wednesday. State Health and Family Welfare Minister L Jayantakumar attended the inaugural function along with Sekmai MLA Heikham Dingo Singh.

Speaking on the occasion, Health Minister Jayantakumar Singh said the health sector is most essential for human and other beings on this earth. Stating that with the changing of nature there have been many new diseases which may be known or unknown to us, he said, adding, the Health Department needs to be fully prepared and act accordingly to meet this new challenge. Informing that the health facilities set by the government for the people should reach to the needy ones, he said the health staffs including doctors, nurses, paramedical staffs and ASHA workers should maintain professional ethics.