Covid +ve man finally operated 2 weeks after stabbing, thanks to Odisha rights body

A 21-year-old sufferer of stab wound, who was denied remedy in at the very least 10 non-public and authorities hospitals in Bhubaneswar during the last 12 days, was lastly operated in a non-public hospital on Tuesday evening following interventions by Orissa human rights fee.

Ranjit Nayak, 21, of Chandrasekharpur space of Bhubaneswar was left significantly injured after his neighbours stabbed him on September eight night following a struggle over theft of a cell phone. As his anxious dad and mom carried him to a non-public hospital within the metropolis, their nightmare started as every of the hospitals they approached refused to deal with him and stored him referring to a different one.

Finding no assist from hospitals, Nayak’s brother approached the OHRC on Tuesday looking for immediate motion following which the fee requested the Kalinga institute of medical sciences hospital within the metropolis to instantly conduct surgical procedure on the wounded youth whereas asking the authorities to elucidate why they did not render remedy to a affected person. He was lastly operated on late Tuesday night.

In his petition, the injured youth’s brother, Pabitra Nayak had alleged that the sufferer was refused remedy by non-public and authorities hospitals in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar resembling KIMS, SUM hospital, Vivekananda hospital, AMRI hospital, KIDS hospital, Shriram hospital, Ashwani hospital, Capital hospital, SCB medical faculty & hospital and AIIMS Bhubaneswar as Nayak had examined positive for Covid-19.

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The OHRC noticed that the affected person can’t be denied surgical procedure citing Covid an infection. The fee additionally requested the state well being secretary to probe the alleged medical negligence and submit a report throughout its subsequent listening to on October 15.

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The petitioner in his criticism alleged that denial of remedy to a affected person was a violation of his human rights that was assured underneath Article 19 of the Constitution. He additional alleged that the hospitals refused to conduct the surgical procedure although the affected person was free from Covid subsequently.