April 24
Sajad Hameed
The cases of Medical negligence are growing in the valley, after the deaths of newborns in the valley’s biggest maternity and childcare hospital in Srinagar, the Government took some initiatives to prevent deaths and succeeded in this to a large extent.
However, the crisis shifted to the other hospitals, including many district hospitals, including the biggest hospital in South Kashmir and the one in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. The last year a major case of racist violence emerged from Lal Ded which is a direct case of doctor negligence which led to the death of a baby as the doctors refused to check a Gujjar lady.
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Similarly in South Kashmir, two patients have died due to the negligence of the doctors in the apex hospital of District Islamabad (Anantnag). On March 04, Manzoor Ahmed, a Family member of Rafiq Banoo aged 38 alleged that Rafiqa was admitted to the hospital late evening on Saturday after she complained of severe pain.buy ventolin online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/ventolin.html no prescription “We tried to seek the help of Doctors, however no doctor was available to help us, there was not even a single doctor to diagnose the patient.” Hours later the patient died.
However the Governor administration seems to be least bothered about the ailing healthcare, despite him being awared about the issue various times.buy cymbalta online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/themes/twentytwentytwo/inc/patterns/new/cymbalta.html no prescription The Kashmiriyat contacted the officials several times, after which the officials promised action,however from complaints of non availaibilty of doctors during night time, loot by hospital staff to the inflated prices at the Hospital medical shops, the condition of healthcare in Kashmir is visibly deteriorating
In yet another case of deteriorating health care,a pregnant lady from Aboora kunzer area of Baramulla district in North Kashmir, (name withheld) was not provided ambulance on time so she delivered the baby on the way to the hospital.
The family of the lady alleged that they rushed to the Primary health care center (PHC) in the Aboora area, however no staff member was present except for the guard who called the ambulance driver.
However the ambulance driver did not come on time and hours later when someone arrived, he sent someone instead.
Block Medical Officer, Kunzer upon being contacted by The Kashmiriyat, said that there is not staff available in the Aboora PHC is non functional during the night time. Aboora is 8 kilometers distant from the hospital in Kunzer where the lady was taken later.