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| Eight Women Die, Dozens Critical Af |
| Eight Women Die, Dozens Critical After Sterilisation Camp in Chhattisgarh
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| INDIA
, 11-November-2014
1:26:37 AM |
| Eight women have died and some 30 are in a critical condition after mass sterilization at a camp organized by the Chhattisgarh government in Bilaspur, the home district of state Health Minister Amar Agarwal.
These women had surgeries on Saturday as part of a free "family planning" camp, and on Monday, they reportedly started complaining of pain and fever. By late evening, eight had died.
"Reports of a drop in pulse, vomiting and other ailments started pouring in on Monday from the women who underwent surgery," Sonmani Borah, district commissioner, was quoted as saying by news agency AFP.
Mr Borah said 64 women are being treated in various hospitals.
Over 80 women were reportedly operated upon in five hours, at the government-run Nemi Chand hospital in the Pendari area of Bilaspur, about 110 km from state capital Raipur. Some reports suggest the surgeries were carious out by one doctor and his assistant.
Health officials have denied any negligence but some families allege that too many surgeries were performed in one day in a rush to meet targets.
The government has set up a three-member panel to investigate.
These camps are held between October and February as part of a larger programme to control India's billion-plus population. Women who go through the surgery are given Rs. 1,400.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh tweeted, "8 people die in a Sterilisation Camp in Chattisgarh. Govt must take a stern action against them. Can't imagine how could this happen? And that too in Health Minister's Constituency ! He must resign."
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