Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday reviewed the treatment provided to victims of botched sterilization camp held in Bilaspur district and directed the officers of health department to make all the necessary arrangements to facilitate AIIMS team in treatment of the victims in Bilaspur.
In a high-level review meeting held at his residence in Raipur, Singh said that the State Government will provide best treatment to the victims.The Chief Minister had also communicated with Union Health Minister JP Nadda through telephone on Tuesday evening and requested him to send a team of expert doctors from AIIMS New Delhi for treatment of patients in Bilaspur.
Singh along with Health Minister Amar Agrawal and senior officers of the State are regularly reviewing the treatment of the women under treatment at different hospitals in Bilaspur, officials stated.
Health Minister Amar Agrawal, Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Additional Chief Secretary of Panchayat and Rural Development and labour Department MK Raut, Principal Secretary of Public Works Department Amitabh Jain, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Aman Kumar Singh and other senior officers were present in the meeting.
Meanwhile, a team of doctors from AIIMS New Delhi headed by Professor of Anaesthesia Dr Anjan Tirkha visited Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Hospital, District Hospital Bilaspur and Apollo Hospital Bilaspur on Wednesday.The doctors attended to the patients of the botched sterilization tragedy at District Hospital Bilaspur, Apollo Hospital and District Hospital Bilaspur.
later, talking to reporters in Bilaspur, Dr Anjan Tirkha said that the patients are receiving good treatment in the hospitals. “The health of the patients under treatment is improving and we hope no more cases of death would occur now”, he stated.
Apart from Trikha, the other six members of the AIIMS team comprised Professor of Gynaecology Dr Neena Malhotra, Additional Professor Medicine Dr Sanjeev Sinha, Critical Care Specialist (Trauma Care Centre) Dr Kapil Dev Soni, Dr Arti, Dr M Malhotra and Dr Sanjay Agrawal.