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TGHRC orders Rs 86 lakh compensation for 18 cataract victims
The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has recommended Rs 5 lakh each to the families of six deceased and Rs 4 lakh each to 12 surviving patients who lost eyesight due to…
The Story in Brief
The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has recommended Rs 5 lakh each to the families of six deceased and Rs 4 lakh each to 12 surviving patients who lost eyesight due to medical negligence during cataract surgeries at a private hospital in Hanumakonda in September 2018. The surgeries were conducted under the state government's 'Kanti Velugu' programme.
TGHRC Chairperson Justice Shameem Akther found that the victims suffered severe eye infection, loss of eyesight and prolonged physical and mental suffering due to poor hygiene, unsafe surgical instruments and lack of infection control. The Commission also directed a detailed enquiry to identify the erring doctors and staff and submit an action-taken report.
The Indian Opinion
The usual blame game between state and private hospitals must not distract from the core issue: patients lost eyesight because a routine cataract camp under 'Kanti Velugu' turned deadly. The TGHRC found failures in supervision by authorities, not just the private hospital. Instead of grand claims about healthcare access, the real test is whether the government acts on the Commission's directive to identify and punish the erring doctors and officials, and whether such mass negligence can be prevented in future government-sponsored schemes.
Source: siasat.com
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