-The Hindu Of those surveyed, 75% of the patients said they were satisfied and the remaining not satisfied. Celebrating doctors' Day (July 1) at a time when assaults on doctors at workplaces is seeing a spike across the country, the Union government’s unique patient feedback service app — ‘Mera Aspataal’ — has thrown up some interesting data which indicate that the major cause of dissatisfaction among the patients includes poor behaviour of...
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Medical investigators say Muzaffarpur deaths probably due to malnutrition and delayed care
-The Telegraph The team of doctors investigating the deaths found no trace of litchi in at least 40 per cent of children who died A team of doctors investigating the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) deaths in Muzaffarpur has claimed that the attribution to litchi is likely to be wrong and that it found no trace of litchi in at least 40 per cent of children who succumbed to AES-like symptoms in the...
More »In Muzaffarpur, AES is a grim reaper that stalks poor children -Ayush Tiwari
-Newslaundry.com Affected families have much in common: low social status, low income, poor access to healthcare, and the non-existent reach of government schemes The countryside in Bihar’s north-western region of Tirhut is in full bloom at this time of the year. One is constantly in the vicinity of mango trees and litchi orchards and a good portion of agricultural land seems fallow. The sun is excessively punishing but it does little to...
More »Cases of Fraud Begin to Emerge as Ayushman Bharat Touches 30 Lakh People
-TheWire.in Allegations of fraud have been seen in hospitals across Uttarakhand. New Delhi: While the National Health Authority claims that nearly 30 lakh people have already availed the government’s Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, systems to catch and prevent frauds have begun detecting malpractice in its running. Cases of alleged fraud have been seen in hospitals across Uttarakhand. An IANS report states that one of the first places where widespread fraud was noticed...
More »Bihar hospital doctors lack training, finds AIIMS team -Sana Shakil and Rajesh K Thakur
-The New Indian Express Most of the children afflicted by AES are admitted in the SKMCH as it is the largest hospital that caters to at least eight districts in the vicinity. MUZAFFARPUR: Untrained doctors who don’t have the skill to handle critical equipment in intensive care units, and the lack of an awareness drive because of the Lok Sabha elections in April-May, could be behind the sudden spike in the deaths...
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