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| Is LG’s ‘health for all’ announcement real? | | 12-year old child waiting for treatment since Mar 6 | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 8: A few days back Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha had asserted that the Union Territory government is committed to the goal of ‘health for all’, and promoting social equality through new healthcare projects.
However, it seems that a few doctors at Government Medical College & Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu has no regard whatsoever for the LG Sinha’s ‘health for all’ commitment as a 12-year old child namely Harsh is still waiting for his treatment to begin since getting admitted in the hospital on the night of March 6.
Harsh, who hails from Batote, fell from the roof the day before yesterday and sustained serious injuries. He was immediately rushed to GMC&H, Jammu for specialized treatment and got admitted there.
Ironically, after getting admitted at Ward No 2 (Orthopedic Ward) of GMC&H, Jammu, only an X-Ray of Harsh’s injured leg has been performed so far while no other treatment has been initiated by the doctors.
When the parents of the injured boy saw that nobody was taking proper care of their ward they approached a social activist from Udhampur, Manmohan Thapa.
But, even Manmohan Thapa’s strenuous efforts to get started the treatment of Harsh did not yield any results.
Speaking to Early Times, Thapa said that he contacted the concerned doctor to know the reasons behind the delay in Harsh’s treatment.
“The doctor on duty rudely told me that there are as many as 28 patients in the ward, so it will take time. I was stunned with such a plain reply from the doctor,” said Thapa.
“I would not blame all the doctors for such behaviour but sorry to say there are few individuals like him who bring disrepute to such a noble profession. Doctors like him can treat any number of patients in their private clinics but they make a fuss when they have to give medical advice to only 28 patients in a government hospital,” he added.
He further said that people coming to GMC&H, Jammu from far-off places are generally poor, who cannot afford costly treatment in private hospitals outside the Union Territory.
“Economically weak people have no other but to rely on GMC&H, Jammu for getting healthcare but regrettably they were put to unnecessary harassment there. Administration’s claims of improved healthcare facilities are still far from reality,” said Thapa. |
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