Now, Chhattisgarh medical botch-up toll rises to 13
13 Nov 2014 6:08 AM IST
The team of doctors reached Chhattisgarh on Wednesday and attended to the victims at a state-run medical camp in the state that left 13 young women dead and 69 ill even as the state observed a partial bandh called by the Congress. The team from the prestigious medical institute visited various hospitals to inquire about the condition of the afflicted women and expressed satisfaction with the treatment they were receiving.
‘Whatever treatment is being provided to the victims is good,’ Dr Anjan Trikha, Professor of Anaesthesia at AIIMS, said during a brief interaction with media persons after visiting victims. When asked about the cause behind the deaths, Trikha said it can be established only after getting complete reports. Sixty nine women are suffering from post-operative complications after they underwent sterilisation procedure at a medical camp at Pendari village on the outskirts of Bilaspur and are admitted to different hospitals.
Of them, the condition of 14 at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences and Apollo Hospital was critical and they were being kept in intensive care units. Altogether 52 victims are admitted to these two hospitals. Besides, 17 others were convalescing at Bilaspur district hospital. Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the tragedy and asked the government to submit a detailed report on the incident within ten days, while appointing two advocates as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to assist it in liasing with the government.
The court also asked the government to provide best possible treatment to the afflicted women and take care of their relatives. National Human Rights Commission has also issued a notice to the Chhattisgarh government directing it to file a report within two weeks over the death of women following ‘botched-up’ sterilisation in Bilaspur.
‘Whatever treatment is being provided to the victims is good,’ Dr Anjan Trikha, Professor of Anaesthesia at AIIMS, said during a brief interaction with media persons after visiting victims. When asked about the cause behind the deaths, Trikha said it can be established only after getting complete reports. Sixty nine women are suffering from post-operative complications after they underwent sterilisation procedure at a medical camp at Pendari village on the outskirts of Bilaspur and are admitted to different hospitals.
Of them, the condition of 14 at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences and Apollo Hospital was critical and they were being kept in intensive care units. Altogether 52 victims are admitted to these two hospitals. Besides, 17 others were convalescing at Bilaspur district hospital. Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the tragedy and asked the government to submit a detailed report on the incident within ten days, while appointing two advocates as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to assist it in liasing with the government.
The court also asked the government to provide best possible treatment to the afflicted women and take care of their relatives. National Human Rights Commission has also issued a notice to the Chhattisgarh government directing it to file a report within two weeks over the death of women following ‘botched-up’ sterilisation in Bilaspur.
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