Questions are often raised on the health department of West Bengal. The latest case has come to light in a government hospital in Paschim Medinipur district of allegedly administering ‘expired’ medicine after delivery. Let us tell you that three women who became seriously ill due to being given expired medicines, were taken to Kolkata at around 11 pm on Sunday night and admitted to SSKM Hospital. One has been admitted to the Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU), while two others have been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (CCU), a state health department official said. The official said, “The condition of all three patients is critical, out of which one remains critical. Two patients are on ventilator and three have been found to have kidney problems, which require dialysis. Our doctors are monitoring them for further treatment.” He said that a five-member medical board has been formed to monitor the treatment of the three patients.
The official said that the three patients were brought to the city in separate ambulances equipped with advanced life support systems through the green corridor from Medinipur Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) to Kolkata. He said that the condition of the fourth woman has improved slightly and she is still kept in MMCH. Let us tell you that one woman died and the condition of four others became critical due to the alleged administration of ‘expired’ medicine after delivery in MMCH, after which the Health Department constituted a 13-member committee to investigate the matter. . Family members of the three women alleged that the authorities did not consult them regarding the decision to shift the patients to SSKM hospital.
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Meanwhile, state health secretary N.S. The corporation said the committee will submit its final report today on its findings regarding the incident at MMCH. NS Nigam, senior officials of the health department and the principal of MMCH had held a meeting with the committee members at SSKM on Sunday. Nigam said, “We discussed the matter in detail. They (committee) will submit the final report to us tomorrow and then the next step will be decided. We also discussed the health condition of the three women.” Meanwhile, Officer on Special Duty Anirudh Niyogi told reporters that there could be a flaw in the drug Ringer Lactate (RL) administered, but it needs to be investigated by drug control officials. Is.
Meanwhile, youth and student wings of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) protested outside the MMCH. These organizations demanded action against those responsible for the death of a woman in a government hospital. Supporters of DYFI and Students Federation of India (SFI) also blocked the road there for some time to press their demands.
The state Congress held the West Bengal government responsible for the incident and demanded an explanation from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in charge of the state’s health department. West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Subhankar Sarkar termed the incident as the result of corruption and negligence of the state health department and announced that the party will gherao the Swasthya Bhawan on Monday in protest against the incident. The government said, “This incident exposes the height of corruption, negligence and lack of infrastructure. The victim could not even see her child after giving birth.” Four other women are still victims. What is the Health Minister and Health Department doing? We demand answers. We have no option but to peacefully gherao the Swasthya Bhavan tomorrow at 2 pm.
