Dengue spread in Delhi The death of Avinash and now Aman a 6 year old was also shunted to 4 hospitals with dengue fever have raised alarm citizens have no faith in Govt Hospital and hence rush to private hospitals with the hope of better though expensive treatment, There is no publicity and awareness, as would be desired warning about symptoms and care of Dengue
Avinash was turned down by at least 5 hospitals, moving in ambulance without proper attendant and monitoring from next hospital about admissibility thus wasting precious time .The lame excuse that there is no bed, pediatrician, facilities and medicines. No body wanted to take risk and responsibility with a poor child fighting desperately to live and survive, Perhaps hospitals wanted to avoid at best medico legal consequences with unknown child. They will use justifications, clarifications to avoid their responsibility. At the last hospital the doctors did their best fighting against odds the critical situation of Avinash it was too late. When he finally breathed his last, the heart broken parents of only child committed suicide .This heart wrenching incident has woken up everyone in Delhi and to see the insensitivity of successive Govt, to the plight of its Delhi citizens. Politicians find the occasion suitable to propagate blame games and one up man ship. The negligence to critical patients by doctors, managers, private hospitals because they are driven by purely profit motives, The prime land leased to hospitals is conditional on free treatment to such needed patients, will the lease now withdrawn of such erring hospitals, at least no FIR is filed against negligent hospitals involved. The politician who get best of treatment at private hospitals when lesser mortals have to get certificate of non availability of facilities at Govt Hospitals, Everywhere the pathetic conditions, shortages of basic medicines, qualified doctors ,et al are writhe large .The medical apathy is alarming and so it will continue with such deaths are routine and another statistic to be reckoned with The furore and public gaze and interest will wane as usual with lapse of time Nelson Lopes Chinchinim