NHRC notice to CS of Maharashtra govt over reported deaths of several patients at two state-run hospitals

New Delhi, Oct 6 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notice to the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Government over reported deaths of several patients at two state-run hospitals in Nanded And Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar.
The Commission has asked for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks and it should be include the status of the infrastructure along with the requisite and present strength of doctors, nurses and other staff in the government-run hospitals as well as the status of the medicines and diagnostic facilities available for the patients, NHRC said in a statement.
The Commission has also asked the state government, through its Chief Secretary, to inform about the action taken against the responsible public servants as well as the status of the relief and rehabilitation provided to the aggrieved families. NHRC would also like to know about the steps taken or proposed by the State government to ensure that such unfortunate deaths do not recur in the future, it said.
The Commission took suo motu cognizance of a media report, carried on October 4, that a large number of patients died in two state-run hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Districts of Maharashtra within twenty-four hours. As per the news report, the patients have allegedly died in these hospitals due to a lack of medical help and a shortage of essential medicines, it added.