Maha hospital deaths: Cong demands probe, Kharge slams state health apparatus

The Congress on Tuesday demanded a thorough investigation into 24 deaths at a government hospital in Maharashtras Nanded with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge raising questions on the state governments health systemTwentyfour deaths including that of 12 infants were reported between September 30 and October 1 in a government hospital in Nanded a top Maharashtra health official said on MondayIn a post in Hindi on X Kharge expressed his concern over the deathsIt is said that these patients died due to lack of medicines and treatment A similar incident took place in a government hospital in Thane in August 2023 in which 18 patients lost their lives Kharge saidOur deepest condolences to the families of the victims Such incidents taking place repeatedly have raised a question mark on the health system of the state government the Congress chief said hitting out at the BJPShiv Sena government in MaharashtraWe demand a thorough investigation so that the culprits of this negligence are given strict punishment by the judiciary he saidFormer party chief Rahul Gandhi Monday night alleged why there was no money for childrens medicines while the BJP government spends crores of rupees on publicityCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also demanded strict action against those responsible for the inordinate number of deaths and compensation for the affected familiesIn a post on X Rahul Gandhi expressed his grief at the news of the deaths and offered his condolences to the bereaved familiesThe BJP government spends thousands of crores of rupees on its publicity but there is no money for medicines for children In the eyes of the BJP the lives of the poor have no value he allegedCongress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also asked Modi to break his silence on the incidentIn a post in Hindi on X on Monday Priyanka Gandhi said May God grant peace to the departed souls My deepest condolences to the bereaved familiesStrict action should be taken against those responsible and compensation should be given to the affected families she saidDr Dilip Mhaisekar Director of Medical Education and Research in Maharashtra told PTI In the last 24 hours 24 deaths have been reported at Nanded Government Hospital and Medical College GMCH Out of these 12 are infants who were referred here by some local private hospitals The remaining deaths are of adults from various causesDean Dr S R Wakode of Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital told reporters the 12 infants comprised six males and six femalesMost of them were in the 03 day age group and had very low weight he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever