New hospital to serve four million patients in Miao Diocese
The ‘Kirck and Bourry’ Hospital is named after Arunachal Pradesh’s first two Catholic martyrs. The new facility will be the only of its kind in a radius a few hundreds of kilometres. The building is completed; all it needs now is beds, medical equipment, and US$ 200,000 to pay for them. Nuns have come from Kerala to run the hospital.
Itanagar (AsiaNews/Agencies) – The new "Krick and Bourry" Hospital funded by the Diocese of Miao (Arunachal Pradesh) is ready to open to the public. It will serve a population of four million people.
The medical facility was just completed, after years of work, and will be run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, whose convent was also recently opened.
“The beautiful hospital building is ready. The Sisters have moved in and are ready. Now all we need to do is purchase the necessary medical equipment and beds,” said Bishop George Palliparambil, bishop of Miao.
For the latter, another US$ 200,000 are needed, the prelate added. Then, the facility should be up and running by the end of the year.
The hospital, which has been under construction for years, “will be the only health facility within hundreds of kilometres and will serve a population of four million of people."
It is located in the village of Injan and is named after the first two Catholic missionaries who reached the region.
In 1854, Fathers Krick and Bourry were on their way to Tibet when they were killed in Somme, a village in Arunachal Pradesh. The canonisation process of the two ‘servants of God is underway.
In mid-April, the convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart was also inaugurated. The nuns came from Palai (Kerala) to run the new facility.
Until now the lack of a proper medical facility was a source of great concern for local residents, said a member of the local district council. “We all hope that the new hospital will be a reality soon,” she added. “People are eagerly waiting for its opening.”
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