NHRC issues notice to Kerala Health Department.
By The Hindu
September 3, 2013
Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nhrc-issues-notice-to-kerala-health-department/article5088855.ece
Republished here by courtesy of The Hindu
Comment:
By The Hindu
September 3, 2013
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Department of Health and Family Welfare of Kerala on reports that four persons lost their eyesight allegedly after undergoing cataract surgery in Thrissur Medical College.
A notice in this regard has been issued to the Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Kerala to submit a report on the matter within four weeks, a National Human Rights Commission release issued on Tuesday said.
The notice was issued after the Commission took suo motu cognisance of a media report that four persons, who had undergone cataract surgery in Thrissur Medical College two weeks ago, lost vision in their right eye.
The Commission observed that the press report, if true, raised a serious issue of violation of right to health of the victims.
More than a dozen cataract surgeries were reportedly conducted at the Taluk hospital from July 22 to August 5 this year.
Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/nhrc-issues-notice-to-kerala-health-department/article5088855.ece
Republished here by courtesy of The Hindu
Comment:
Read here soon about the notorious open air eye surgery camps in Kerala, which were convened for mere political popularity, resulting in eye sight loss to hundreds of good citizens, with no compensation payments or punishments.
No comments:
Post a Comment