Ramnagar constituency facing medical emergency: Harsh

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 2/26/2021 1:53:26 PM


Jammu, Feb 25 Seeking adequate compensation for the family of Mashqoor Ahmed a 32 year old youth who died last week after having been administered expired doze of ‘RiddoF’ injection by medical staff in Dudu Basantgarh area of Ramnagar constituency in District Udahmpur, Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and Former Minister further questioned the noninitiation of any action against the delinquent officials of the Deptt despite the matter having been brought to the notice of Health Deptt as well as District administration. It was most shocking that the matter was being pushed under the carpet by the local administration and the poor family of the victim pressurized not to highlight the issue, regretted Singh. And despite a lot of hue and cry having been raised by the public in the said area, the concerned authorities had preferred to remain silent, he lamented. Not only the present case of medical delinquency needed immediate attention of the authorities concerned but regretfully the last month’s episode where a minor child of village Bari of Ramnagar named Babbu aged 2 years was taken seriously ill after having been given expired medicines by the local medical staff was also taken non seriously by the Health Deptt with no action whatsoever taken against the delinquent official, divulged the NPP Chairman. Alleging collapse of Health care system in Ramnagar and eruption of quacks with sale of spurious drugs having become common in the area, Singh strongly condemned the highly apathetic and criminally negligent approach of the Health Deptt in addressing the situation. He said that the lacklustre and highly irresponsible approach of the Deptt in dealing with cases involving human lives was most reprehensible and needed due attention of Lt Governor for appropriate action. With several allopathic and ayurvedic centres having become redundant in remote areas due to attachments of blue eyed staff in convenient locations, the Health edifice had crumbled in Ramnagar constituency. He asserted that the Basantgarh case was nothing short of ‘culpable homicide’ and Bari episode could be aptly described as “attempt to murder” as the child has still not fully recovered from adverse reaction of the spurious drugs administered to him. And while the people of the said areas besides other affected areas of Ramnagar suffering Health related issues continue to protest on regular basis, the Deptt concerned and local administration have preferred to remain as mute spectators with no action taken to deal with the health emergency prevailing in Ramnagar.

 

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