NHRC seeks report from health director on death due to ‘fake’ brain shunt
The National Human Rights Commission had sought an action-taken report from the director, health and family welfare, Chandigarh, into the death of Gurjot Kaur, a four-month-old girl who was fitted a “counterfeit” shunt during a brain surgery at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). The director is to comply within six weeks. Gurjot’s SAS Nagar-based family had approached the national panel headquartered at New Delhi via a complaint by city-based advocate and social activist Pankaj Chandgothia. It detailed how Gurjot had been operated upon on April 2, got a “counterfeit” shunt, and died on June 21 at the PGIMER. “With this, the parents lost their only child to medical malpractices at PGIMER and its chemists,” alleged Chandgothia. Going further, Chandgothia has alleged large-scale malpractices at the institute and chemists. In the complaint, “Thus, we have sought action against the PGIMER Director, Baby Care Chemists on the campus and the director of health services, Chandigarh.” The UT’s health department director and the PGIMER director “are also liable for criminal negligence… They have failed to monitor and regulate the sale of fake medical equipments and expired medicines”.
Related Posts
Credit card fraud busted;gang of 14 arrested in Bangalore
The police have busted a fake credit card racket and arrested a gang of 14 in...
China arrests six over fake infant formula: Government
The Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration said it was also tracking...
Spurious ghee factory busted in Delhi, fake labels of Patanjali, Amul seized
The factory owner, identified as one Sumit, has been booked under provisions of...
The WHO & High Tobacco Tax in Costa Rica
The average pack of cigarettes costs about ¢1,600 in Costa Rica. Almost 70% of...