Friday, 26 September 2014

27, September 2014

High Court asks AIIMS to perform poor patient's surgery

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to initiate the process of hip and knee replacement of a 38-year-old poor crippled patient who has been suffering from Reiter's disease.
Justice Vibhu Bakhru directed the patient Sarvesh to report at AIIMS on Monday morning, when the hospital shall start the process. Reiter's disease, also known as reactive arthritis, is an auto-immune condition that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body.
Meanwhile, a representative of the patient has been directed to approach Dr. R.N. Das, Medical Superintendent (Nursing Homes) at the Directorate of Health Services, Delhi government, for getting the requisite amount sanctioned for the treatment of the patient. The court posted the matter for Oct 29.
In his petition, Sarvesh said he has been left crippled and immobile because of the ailment and urgently needs a total hip-and-knee replacement surgery but being poor he cannot afford it as the treatment cost nearly Rs.8 lakh for Reiter's disease. He has sought free treatment from the hospital.
Approaching the court through advocate Ashok Agarwal, Sarvesh has said that his wife, the only earning member in his family, works as a domestic help in Delhi on a meagre salary of Rs.4,000 which is insufficient to feed a family of four, and it is thus impossible for him to arrange Rs.8 lakh for the surgery. Sarvesh used to work as a casual labourer before he was immobilised due to Reiter's disease in 2012.
The initial treatment, at AIIMS, stopped the disease from getting aggravated. But his knees and hips remain immobile. Sarvesh then went to Primus Hospital under the economically weaker section (EWS)category for hip-and-knee replacement surgery where the doctors referred him to AIIMS, saying the surgery involved too many complications and could be performed only at AIIMS. He was admitted to AIIMS and was given a date for the surgery, May 15. However, the surgery was not performed as he was unable to pay for it.
Sarvesh said he made several representations to the AIIMS authorities, Delhi government and the Union health ministry requesting them for free treatment. However, the AIIMS authorities reiterated that the surgery could not be performed until the money was paid.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com                 27.09.2014



Expenditure on health must rise significantly: President

Puducherry: Calling India's expenditure on the health sector "woefully meagre", PresidentPranab Mukherjee Friday said the country needed a holistic healthcare system that is universally accessible, affordable and effective.
Speaking at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) here, Mukherjee said the health sector needed more funds to ensure universal health coverage.
"There are seven hospital beds per 10,000 people in India, compared to 23 in Brazil, 38 in China and 97 in Russia. Similarly, there are seven physicians per 10,000 people in India as compared to 19 in Brazil, 15 in China and 43 in Russia," the president said.
"Health services are still constrained by its reach and quality and public financing for healthcare in India is less than one percent of the world's total health expenditure. As Indians are a sixth of humanity, this is woefully meagre," he added.
"Our expenditure levels have to rise significantly to ensure universal health coverage."
The president said due to the increasing trend of lifestyle-related diseases, precautionary strategies have become important and calls for proper counselling.
"Healthy living has to be fostered from a very young age. Obesity in childhood can lead to health complications later. Balanced diet, physical activity and lifestyle management have to be promoted," he said. In addition, special interventions are necessary for newborns as the first four weeks of life, during which 44 per cent of deaths of children below five years occur, are crucial.
Stressing that "hygiene and sanitation play an important role in preventing the spread of diseases", Mukherjee said he was hopeful that under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the country would be able to cover every household in the next five years.
The president called upon JIPMER to aim to enrich its research-based publications, go for patent filings, and develop models addressing common health problems by integrating Indian systems of medicine.
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