The Office of the Additional Chief Medical & Health Officer (Family Welfare) in Haflong hosted an awareness meeting organized by the District Advisory Committee to discuss female foeticide and to reaffirm the application of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act, 1994. The joint director of health services, Dima Hasao, Dr. Jesmin Begum, chaired the meeting and reviewed the district’s ultrasonography facilities.
According to Additional Chief Medical & Health Officer Dr. Marina Changsan, the district presently has seven operational ultrasonography centers: one in Umrangso and six in Haflong. However, inhabitants are forced to look for treatments elsewhere because the current healthcare infrastructure cannot keep up with the rising demand, particularly in rural areas. The meeting emphasized that, in accordance with the PC-PNDT Act, any attempt at sex determination is illegal.
In order to reduce the threat of female foeticide and enhance the child-to-sex ratio, officials emphasized the significance of rigorous adherence. The committee underlined the continued necessity of awareness, enforcement, and community involvement even if Haflong maintained a healthy male-to-female ratio. Every participant vowed to enforce the law and promote a culture that values girls equally.
