11/17/2016
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 17: Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supply
Corporation Limited (JKMSCL) which is bound provide essential to medicines and
allied material to the hospitals but it has failed to provide even surgical
threads (Sutures) since its inception.
Doctors within GMC&H Jammu told Early Times that
there are different types of surgeries and more than 20 surgeries including
major and minor are being conducted in Government Medical College and Hospital
(GMC&H) Jammu and its associated hospitals as well as more than 15 types of
Surgical Sutures (surgical Sutures that are used to stitch cuts during
operations).
"But due to unavailability of vital things within
Province's major hospitals and even district level hospitals, doctors having no
choice but to ask attendants of patients to purchase from markets which some of
costly and out of reaches of poor's pockets, "they stated and adding that
some time causing heated arguments take place between patients and doctors as
well as attendants accused doctors on duty for not providing basic things.
Moreover, the JKMSCL has remained in controversies for
bad reasons since its inception and administrations of many hospital alleged
that the Corporation has failed to meet demands of the government hospitals,
they claimed.
They further added that the GMC&H and its
associated hospital have shown least bother to ask JKMSCL to provide the
sutures till date putting patients in huge hardship before the conduct
operation by forcing them to purchase from the markets.
"Surprisingly, the administration of above said
hospitals purchase the sutures own but occasionally only for VIP patients,
"doctors alleged and adding it is basic vital thing and it should be
available in all the government hospitals but reality, the hospitals don't
have.
Feeling frustrated and helpless, an attendant, Rashpal
Singh, said that his son has sustained injures in his right leg and
interestingly, the doctors who were on duty asked to purchase Surgical Sutures,
needle and other from the markets which exposed the claims of Health Ministry
that all medical facilities are being provided in government hospitals.
When contacted Managing Director Dr Yashpal Sharma
could not be available for his comments
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