Twelve newborns and as many adults died at a state-run hospital in Maharashtra’s Nanded, in the last 24 hours, due to a shortage of medicines and hospital staff, according to the hospital dean.
The dean of Nanded’s Shankarrao Chavan Government Hospital stated that out of the 24 deaths that occurred in the last 24 hours, 12 were adults who passed away from various ailments, primarily snake bites.
In the same timeframe, six male and six female babies also succumbed. The hospital faced difficulties in providing adequate care due to the transfer of staff. The dean mentioned that the hospital is the only tertiary-level care center within a 70 to 80-kilometer radius, which leads to an influx of patients from far-off places. Some days experience a higher number of patients, creating budgetary constraints.
He further explained that the hospital’s supposed source of medicine, the institute Haffkine, failed to supply them, resulting in the need to purchase medicines locally to provide to patients.
The Opposition in Maharashtra criticized the Eknath Shinde government, stating that the “triple-engine sarkar” (referring to the BJP, Eknath Shinde Sena, and the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP) should take responsibility for the situation.
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