A helpless patient with Hepatitis B has appealed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for death to relieve his suffering.
Tukuna Nauri, a resident of Balisahi village under Mahakalpada block in Kendrapada district, is a Hepatitis B patient with chronic health conditions. He has been undergoing treatment at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for the past month.
The patient has developed complications of bed sores and paraplegia (paralysis from the waist down) due to prolonged hospitalisation.
Alleging medical negligence in his treatment, Nauri said the hospital is not taking care of his personal hygiene.
According to reports, Nauri was working as a labourer in Gujarat, where he suffered urinary tract infection. He underwent treatment at a hospital there for around one month. During this period, he developed complications of chronic back pain and became bedridden. As per doctors’ advice, two of his friends shifted him to his village from Gujarat. With the help of villagers, he consulted the doctors at the Kendrapada DHH and later at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. The doctors advised him for treatment at home with intake of medicines regularly. However, apathy by his stepmother at home led to deterioration of his health. Following grievances received from the villagers, the district Collector ordered to admit him at the DHH.
Nauri alleged negligence on the part of the hospital staffs. He said he has approached the district authorities from Collector to CDMO in this regard but in vain.
However, the hospital authorities dismissed his allegation of medical negligence.
“His organs below his waist are not functioning. As he is bedridden, this caused bed sores. This hospital lacks improved healthcare facility to provide treatment for these ailments. He needs better treatment that can be done at the SCB Hospital. However, we cannot relocate him to Cuttack due to shortage of attendant staffs,” said Additional Chief Medical Officer Dr Pramod Kumar Praharaj.