Tragedy Highlights Health Crisis in Minister’s Own Backyard

Young Girl Dies After Being Denied Treatment at Local Health Center

Tragedy Highlights Health Crisis in Minister’s Own Backyard

In a shocking incident from the constituency of the Health Minister, a young girl suffering from vomiting and diarrhea was denied a hospital bed at the local community health center. Forced to travel 55 kilometers by bus to the district hospital, her family arrived too late — the child had already passed away. The case underscores the dire state of rural healthcare infrastructure.

 
 

The poor system of the health department has been continuously coming to the fore in Chhattisgarh. This time, a case that exposes the system has come to light from the home district of Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal. A one and a half year old girl suffering from vomiting and diarrhea was not given a bed in the Community Health Center Manendragarh. She died due to not getting timely treatment.

The girl's family told that he is a resident of Chainpur village of Manendragarh in MCB district. Two days ago, when the girl's health deteriorated, she was taken to the Community Health Center of Manendragarh, where she was given first aid and medicines and sent home. When the girl's health deteriorated further, the family brought her again to the Community Health Center Manendragarh for admission, where the doctor said that there is no empty bed here. The girl cannot be admitted, whereas the girl's condition was very bad.

Seeing the condition of the girl, the family brought the girl to the District Hospital Baikunthpur 55 km away by bus the next day, by then the girl had died. The shameful thing is that the district from where the sick girl was brought is the home district of Chhattisgarh's Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal. If there is no bed available to admit the sick girl in his home district, then one can imagine what kind of arrangement would be there in other districts. If there was no bed, then the Community Health Center manager should have referred the girl to the district hospital by ambulance. The girl died due to the negligence of the CHC management.

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