Green flag for Traffic Health Unit that provides medical services at doorstep of tribal people
Bengaluru: A new scheme that provides medical facilities at the doorstep of forest-dependent tribal people who are residing in rural and forest areas was launched by the Tribal Welfare Department in the city today.
Speaking after inaugurating, Deputy chief minister Dr. G Parameshwar said, 16 medical units at the cost of Rs. 8 crore have been set up. The Scheduled tribes such as Jenu Kuruba, Koraga, and forest dependents are residing in eight districts of the state. Two medical units will be operating in every such district.
In the first phase, the service of Traffic Health Unit will begin in Somwarpet, Virajpet, and Madikeri Taluks; Periyapatna, Hegde Devanakote and Hunsur Taluks in Mysuru district; Kollegal, Chamarajanagar, Yalanduru and Gundlupete taluks in Chamarajnagar.
In the second phase, the remaining eight traffic units will begin their services in Bantwal and Puttur Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district; Kundapur and Udupi taluks in Udupi district; Moodigere and Tarikere Taluks in Chikmagalur district, Shikaripura Taluk in Shimoga district and Haliyal taluk of Uttara Kannada district.
“This scheme reflects the commitment our government has towards the tribal communities who have been deprived of the emergency treatments,” Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G Parameshwar said.
This project is being implemented in association with the Belagavi United Social Welfare Organization. There will be a doctor and a nurse in this health unit that will visit two villages every day.
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UP: Man dies of heat condition in ambulance; family alleges King George hospital denied ventilator
Lucknow (PTI): A 60-year-old man allegedly died on the way to a hospital in an ambulance after he could not get a ventilator at the King George Medical University where he was undergoing treatment for a heart condition.
The KGMU administration, however, claimed it tried to save the man and referred him to another facility in the absence of a ventilator.
Wazirganj Police Station SHO Dinesh Chandra Mishra said a complaint has been filed by the man's family but an FIR was yet to be lodged.
According to his family, Abrar Ahmed, a resident of an area under Dubagga Police Station, underwent angioplasty in 2018 at KGMU's Cardiology Department (Lari Cardiology).
He was admitted to KGMU's emergency centre after his condition deteriorated Sunday night.
Seeing his condition, doctors said he needed a ventilator immediately but since there was no spare unit, they referred him to another hospital.
Ahmed's son Saif alleged that doctors did not pay heed to his father's repeated requests for a ventilator.
"My father was given four injections after which he started to bleed from nose and mouth. Despite his pleadings, doctors treated him badly. He was referred to the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences and he died on the way," Saif told reporters.
KGMU spokesperson Sudhir Singh said Ahmed was diagnosed with a coronary artery disease in 2018, but he skipped checkups.
"The patient underwent angioplasty. After angioplasty, the doctor called him for checkup from time to time, but the patient did not come to the OPD for follow-up after that," the hospital said in a statement.
"When his health deteriorated, the patient was brought to the emergency room in a serious condition of heart failure. Where the doctors immediately admitted him and put him on oxygen support and necessary tests were done," it said.
The patient had difficulty breathing, but "unfortunately, all the ICU-ventilator beds of Lari Cardiology were full."
"He was put on oxygen support and was immediately advised to be taken to Sanjay Gandhi PGI and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences. A reference letter was also given. An ambulance was also provided from KGMU to take the patient to another institution. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, the patient could not be saved," the statement said.
