The family of a student of the TRW Sevashram School in Gajapati district, Manika Raita, has been paid compensation of Rs 1 lakh on the directions of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The NHRC directed compensation to be paid after Manika died after being administered a wrong injection for dog bite.
Civil society organisation Human Rights Watch secretary Sangita Swain in her petition to NHRC alleged that the deceased, a Class VII student was bitten by a street dog in TRW Sevashram School premises while she was playing after having the mid day meal.
Immediately, the Headmaster of the school sent the child with a teacher to the Ramagiri PHC.
After giving primary treatment there, the child was referred to Gajapati District Headquarters Hospital, Paralakhemundi where the patient was administered TT Cefexime, Aceclofenac and advised to wash with soap and water.
Later the, child developed fever at her residence. She was taken to Ramagiri, PHC and later to the DHH, where she was admitted by the emergency duty doctor and administered emergency drugs as per her condition and referred the case to pediatric specialist for treatment. Accordingly, the doctor attended her and suspected the patient as rabies case and referred her to MKCG, Medical College in Brahmapur for advanced treatment. However, she died.
The Gajapati district Collector in a letter had informed the commission that the SC and ST Department has sanctioned Rs 1 lakh to the kin of the deceased student.