Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka authorities of “hiding” the precise maternal dying figures in Ballari district, saying that the glucose given to moms after c-section was “pretend”, PTI reported.
Karandlaje demanded a probe into the matter and sought motion towards state well being minister Dinesh Gundu Rao.
In only a week, 4 girls had died within the Ballari district hospital, whereas one other misplaced her life within the area’s Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), she mentioned.
The Union Minister demanded compensation for the victims’ households and mentioned, “Siddaramaiah authorities is hiding figures. Instantly, there needs to be an inquiry and motion needs to be taken towards Minister Rao.”
She additional famous that the glucose that was administered to the victims after cesarean (C-section) was “pretend”.
“Ringer Lactate glucose was equipped by Paschim Banga Pharmaceutical Ltd. This glucose has been banned. It was mentioned by the division to not give it. Even then it was used and ladies misplaced their lives,” she alleged.
There have been considerations within the metropolis over the potential of substandard Ringer Lactate resolution being linked to the maternal deaths in Ballari. Amid this case, using the answer has been suspended in all authorities hospitals as a precautionary measure, Gundu Rao had mentioned earlier within the day.
“If round 30 girls and 111 kids have died in solely three-four districts, then what number of deaths should have occurred in your entire state?,” Karandlaje requested, accusing the Siddaramaiah authorities of hiding the precise figures of maternal deaths.
Well being division officers had reported a sudden improve in maternal deaths on the Ballari district hospital between November 9 and 11, after C-section operations.
Of the 34 cesarean procedures performed throughout these two days, seven sufferers skilled issues, together with acute kidney harm requiring dialysis and multi-organ dysfunction, the well being division’s assertion mentioned.
4 of the affected sufferers died, two have been discharged, and one is present process remedy at VIMS, it added.
Karandlaje mentioned {that a} committee from the Rajeev Gandhi College had visited the Ballari hospital and submitted a report.
“That report was additionally hidden….in each hospital, there are points, corruption, lack of employees, no medicines,” she alleged.
She known as the Congress authorities “ruthless” and “merciless” and requested, “the Paschim Banga Pharmaceutical Ltd belongs to whom and why medicines have been being purchased from them?”
“To whom these have been equipped. What number of districts have been these (medicines) equipped and what number of deaths have occurred in every districts,” Karandlaje requested.
Additional, the union minister alleged that the District Well being Officers had been instructed to cover the precise figures of deaths of ladies and youngsters.
(with PTI inputs)
