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| Political non-affiliation ensures Dr. Dolma does not reach top position in Health & Family Welfare Deptt | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 5: Any doctor having a stint with World Health Organization (WHO) and that too for a period of 10 years is expected to head the institution entrusted with the responsibility of immunization in the state, but it is not the case with Jammu & Kashmir. Over the years it has been observed that medicos having political lineage are giving the plum postings with the deserving ones being left out. Same has happened to a female doctor who superannuated few days back on March 31.
Dr. Yangchan Dolma retired as Assistant Director, Health & Family Welfare, Jammu & Kashmir on March 31, 2018. She remained on this post for more than seven years and she could easily have been appointed as Director Health & Family Welfare. However, that did not happen for the obvious reasons. Dr. Dolma played a stellar role in ensuring that the little children in the country get immunized on right time.
This became the corner stone for eradication of polio from India in 2014. As such roots of the success story with regard to eradication of polio from the country lie in a remote village of Leh.
The medico's stint at the WHO helped the country and the state to overcome challenges posed by a crippling disease like polio. Born in the Nurla village of Khaltsi block in Leh district of Jammu & Kashmir, Dr. Dolma has in the more than three decades of her professional career discharged her duties at various levels in the health department.
"At the age of three years I had to shift to Srinagar since my father was posted as Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar. I passed my secondary level examination from Mallinson Girls School, School and later on I passed 10+2 examination from Government College for Women, Srinagar," said Dr. Dolma.
In 1978, Dr. Dolma joined the Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar where from she passed out in 1983. After completing her house job she joined the Department of Health Services as an Assistant Surgeon in 1985. Her first posting was at Government Lalded Hospital, Srinagar.
"I had a brief stint at Lalded Hospital since I had to shift to Leh in 1986. At Leh I discharged my duties at the District Hospital and also at the office of Chief Medical Officer, Leh. For 12 years, I worked in the Ladakh division. In 1999 when the Kargil war began I shifted to Srinagar as I wanted to pursue post graduation," said Dr. Dolma. In 1999, Dr. Dolma was selected for Masters in Public Health at North Carolina in United States of America. In 2000, Dr. Dolma joined the Regional Institute of Health & Family Welfare, Dhobiwan-Tangmarg in North Kashmir's Baramulla district. "My stint at Dhobiwan was a brief one since I joined WHO in the same year. For the next 10 years I was associated with the WHO as Surveillance Nodal Officer. For the first four years I worked at Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh and in the next six years, I shifted to Chandigarh and discharged my duties there," said Dr. Dolma. In 2010, Dr. Dolma returned to the state joined the Health & Family Welfare department as an Assistant Director. "I was always interested in improving the immunization of the children in the country. It was due to the efforts of our team that polio got completely eradicated from India in 2014," said Dr. Dolma.
Besides ensuring timely administration of polio drops, Dr. Dolma was also given the responsibility of procurement as well as distribution of vaccines. She discharged this responsibility too with all the success. Over the years she also played a pivotal role in providing latest training to the health workers of the state.
"Over the years we have been implemented various programmes launched under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in Jammu & Kashmir. Proper and anti-natal check-ups are given to the mothers by our department. It is due to our efforts that Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has come down in the state," said Dr. Dolma. Dr. Dolma said that Jammu & Kashmir has made significant strides made in the health sector over the past few years with the same getting reflected in various surveys carried out from time to time. She said that since Jammu & Kashmir in the recent past has been given number one rank in quality health care in the public sector, it proves that health administrators are doing their bit to improve the overall scenario in this regard. |
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