Nagpur: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Secretary of the Head of the Health Department of the State of State of Maharashtra because it does not take action in the case of medical negligence that has occurred in June 2020 in Indira Gandhi Government Medical College (IGGMC) and Mayo Nagpur Hospital.
In June 2020, a woman identified as Shabnam Bano was treated at IGGMC in labor pain but the doctor allegedly refused to provide services to him because the Covid-19 report was waiting.
The woman lost her child because of this medical negligence.
When the hospital authority failed to take any action against the doctor, Social Workers Sachin Khobragade took this matter to the NHRC.
After more than a year since the incident, and a series of notifications, reminders, and correspondents during this period, the NHRC finally issued a summon to the health secretary because it did not prepare a report about this incident.
“The victim was pregnant and had a miscarriage because he was sick of extreme pain but the authority of the Mayo Hospital hospital refused to provide any care until the Covid-19 report and other tests came,” Khobragade said.
After the request repeatedly to the hospital and the authorities for about 2 months, Khobragade filed a complaint with the NHRC in September 2020.
As mentioned in the NHRC PKN, “The Commission found out at 4.09.2020 and directed the main secretary, the Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra Government, Mumbai, to submit actions taken in this issue within four weeks.
However, there was no response received until now even though there was a reminder on April 9, 2021.
“NHRC has issued a summons to the head of secretary / major secretary , Department of Public Health and family welfare, the Maharashtra government, based on the section of 13 protection of human rights law, 1993.
They were asked to appear before the September 28 commission this year along with the necessary reports.
They were asked to submit action taken to report a week before this date or face a criminal process under 175/176 from the Criminal Code.
Toi tried to talk to the authorities at Mayo Hospital but they refused to comment on the notes.
A senior official, who did not want to be named, said that the report must be prepared by the Health Secretary through the Ministry of Education and Medical Research and Hospitals will work together in the preparation of the NHRC report.