Published October 03,2023
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At least 31 sufferers died in a authorities hospital within the western Indian state of Maharashtra within the final three days resulting from an alleged scarcity of important medicines, triggering public outrage, mentioned officers.
The deaths, together with 16 infants, have been reported in Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Hospital in Nanded district of the state.
“We always ensure that a patient does not lose his life for lack of medicines at our hospital. We make local purchases in case of need. We cannot deny that sometimes, there may be a shortage of medicines for non-serious ailments,” Dr. S R Wakhode, medical superintendent on the hospital, instructed reporters.
“The facts related to the death of patients at Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital is as follows: 24 deaths between September 30 and October 1; seven deaths between October 1 and 2,” Nanded district info workplace (DIO) posted on X on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, with the loss of life toll on the rise, the Maharashtra authorities has fashioned an inquiry committee to probe the incident.
Opposition political events have additionally expressed their outrage over the deaths.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded a radical investigation into the incident.
Kharge mentioned: “It is said that these patients died due to lack of medicines and treatment. A similar incident took place in a government hospital in Thane in August 2023 in which 18 patients lost their lives.”
Senior Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned on X: “The BJP government spends thousands of crores (millions) of rupees on its publicity, but there is no money for medicines for children? In the eyes of the BJP, the lives of the poor have no value.”
The state is being dominated by the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) coalition.
Sharad Pawar, the chief of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), in his social media put up, mentioned: “The unfortunate incident of death of 24 people, including 12 newborns, in 24 hours in a government hospital in Nanded is literally shocking.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr
