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Naraina's decades-old dilapidated hospital faces growing safety woes

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November 26, 2024

FOR several years, residents of West Delhi's Naraina have faced a difficult choice - forgo healthcare or risk receiving it in a dilapidated building that could collapse at any moment.

- PRABHAT SHUKLA

Naraina's decades-old dilapidated hospital faces growing safety woes

The Primary Urban Health Centre (PUHC) dispensary, built in 1986, is in a state of severe disrepair, with cracked walls and ceilings.

The facility, which also serves as a maternity hospital and provides vaccination for newborns on Wednesdays and Thursdays, sees up to 150 women and children seeking care on those days.

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