Assembly panel slams underutilisation, misuse of MRI, CT scans in Karnataka govt hospitals
Bengaluru: The Legislative Assembly Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Other Backward Classes has raised serious concerns about the underutilisation of medical equipment in government hospitals across Karnataka.
According to the committee, valuable equipment, including CT scans, MRIs, and Ultrasound machines, are not being used properly and are often given to private labs.
Committee chairman, MLA AR Krishnamurthy, highlighted the issue while presenting the committee’s findings in the Legislative Council, as reported by The New Indian Express on Saturday. The report revealed that the state has invested crores of rupees in providing medical equipment for the treatment of underprivileged patients, which is available in major district and taluk hospitals. However, these resources are not being effectively utilised to serve the patients in need.
The committee also expressed dissatisfaction over the delayed action regarding drug suppliers linked to the deaths of pregnant women in Bellary. Officials have reportedly mentioned that action will be taken only after the investigation into 13 more drug samples is completed, but the committee has criticised this approach, urging swift accountability. Furthermore, the report highlighted concerns over tainted drug suppliers who have been allowed to bid for tenders again.
In its recommendations, the committee called for mandatory health check-ups for children in backward class and minority hostels every fortnight, added TNIE.
The report noted that children in residential schools are facing health issues due to excessive mobile use, particularly eye strain, and recommended that the government facilitate eye treatments for these children.
Additionally, the committee suggested annual dermatological check-ups for students and raised alarms about increasing kidney problems among children in residential schools, recommending regular diagnoses to address these issues.
The report also criticised the state’s ambulance services, pointing out the inefficiency of the 108 services, especially in inter-district transport. The committee urged the government to create regulations for smoother inter-district ambulance movement.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
