Taking seriously the Badwani incident in which eyesight of 43 people have been lost, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday talked to Union Health Minister JP Nadda urging him for cooperation in this regard.
On the initiative of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Union Minister agreed and six specialists of AIIMS, New Delhi are coming to Indore. The specialist will examine all affected patients.
Principal Secretary Health Gauri Singh informed that a six-member team of AIIMS, New Delhi headed by senior specialists Dr Atul Kumar and Dr Sudarshan Khokar is reaching Indore on Sunday. They would examine all 43 affected eye patients and if necessary, will undertake treatment and surgery.
On Saturday, Principal Secretary Health Gauri Singh and Commissioner Indore Division Sanjay Dube once again enquired about health of the patients.
Meanwhile, the State Government has directed concerning officers to ensure better treatment of patients affected at eye camp in Barwani district. Besides, Public Health and Family Welfare Department has also directed all its Joint Directors to immediately conduct infection audit of operation theatres of all hospitals and remove lacunae, if detected.
The Chief Minister has directed best treatment of patients affected at eye camp in Barwani district at prominent national level institutions at the expenses of the State Government. It is noteworthy that on Friday, the State Government has suspended ophthalmologist Dr RS Palod, staff nurse leela Verma, Maya Chouhan, OT in-charge Vineeta Chaukse, Shabana Mansoor and assistant Pradeep Chaukde for negligence at eye camp.
Samples taken from medicines, consumables, equipments, linen, swab and operation theatre used in Barwani eye camp have been sent to Central Medicine lab, Kolkata, Medical College, Indore, Central lab, Indore and AIIMS, Bhopal.
Health Minister Narottam Mishra is constantly seeking information from departmental officers about treatment of affected eye patients.