Shillong, February 23 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Monday that the health department is investigating the circumstances at the Mawiong Primary Health Centre following concerns about the availability of a doctor when late MP Dr Ricky AJ Syngkon was brought there after he collapsed while playing futsal last week.
Syngkon, the Member of Parliament representing Shillong, had collapsed while playing and was initially taken to the Mawiong PHC before being transferred to a private hospital here, where he was later declared dead.
"An inquiry is underway (regarding the availability of a doctor at the PHC), and based on that inquiry, I believe the health department will take the necessary steps," Sangma told reporters.
The alleged absence of doctors at the facility at the time has sparked public concern and calls for accountability, with residents and civil society groups seeking more staff at PHCs.
Syngkon, who was also the founding general secretary of the Voice of the People Party, died on February 19.
