Al-Qaryan Group executes multiple dismantling and recycling projects for Saudi Water Authority    Saudi minister calls for global reform, highlights Vision 2030 as G20's fastest development driver    Saudi Arabia and Syria to hold investment forum in Damascus to boost cooperation    Saudi Cabinet reaffirms Syria support, endorses Gaza ceasefire call    At least 1,054 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza have been killed by the Israeli military, UN says    China finds cover-up in lead poisoning of 200 children    Voices in the cockpit fuelling controversy over Air India crash    Shahad Ameen's Hijra selected for 82nd Venice Film Festival spotlight    Saudi films earn SR100 million at box office in 2025    Saudi Arabia issues new regulations for fine dining restaurants    'My friend died right in front of me': Student describes moment air force jet crashed into school    Saudi Arabia, UK sign new security agreements to deepen future cooperation    Saudi researchers develop 25 advanced semiconductor chips to drive R&D    Saudi Arabia outpaces China and India in renewable energy project costs, says energy minister    Al Hilal withdraws from 2025 Saudi Super Cup in Hong Kong; SAFF to consider Al Ahli as replacement    Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – game review A human journey in a fractured world    José Semedo named acting CEO of Al Nassr    Aubameyang exits Al Qadsiah as club turns to youth with Retegui signing    Main stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival completely destroyed by fire    Saudi Arabia draw Iraq and Indonesia in 2026 World Cup Asian play-off group    Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



Ten women die after botched surgery at sterilization "camp" in India
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 12 - 11 - 2014

BHUBANESWAR, India — Ten women died and 14 were in a serious condition after botched operations at a government mass sterilization “camp” in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday.
The women fell ill on Monday, two days after surgery at a so-called family planning camp at a village. Such camps are held regularly in Chhattisgarh and other Indian states as part of a long-running effort to control India's booming population.
“It was a serious matter of negligence. It was unfortunate,” the chief minister of the state, Raman Singh, told reporters. Four officials have been suspended and an investigation will be held, he said.
The cause of the deaths was not yet clear, but officials said they were looking into several possibilities, including whether the surgical equipment was infected.
Some 83 women had laparoscopic tubectomy surgery at the camp, receiving incentive payments of 1,400 rupees ($23), said R.K. Bhange, Bilaspur's chief medical officer. Health workers got 200 rupees ($3.25) for each woman they brought to the camp.
The incident will be an embarrassment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has vowed to reform India's health system. Modi, whose Bharatiya Janata Party rules in Chhattisgarh, expressed concern over the tragedy on Tuesday.
Workers of the Congress party, the main opposition party in the state, demanded resignation of the state's health minister and chief minister.
Deaths due to sterilization are not a new problem in India, where more than four million sterilizations were performed in 2013-14, according to the government.
Between 2009 and 2012, the government paid compensation for 568 deaths resulting from sterilization, the health ministry said in an answer to a question in parliament two years ago.
Health advocates worry that paying women to undergo sterilization is dangerous on a number of levels.
“The payment is a form of coercion, especially when you are dealing with marginalized communities,” said Kerry McBroom, director of the Reproductive Rights Initiative at the Human Rights Law Network in New Delhi.
She said care at the family planning camps was often inadequate, with surgery rushed through in unhygienic conditions.
Pratap Singh, commissioner of Chhattisgarh's Department of Health and Family Welfare, told Reuters that the state's sterilization program was entirely voluntary. The United Nations expressed concern.
“If the facts are confirmed, then a grave human tragedy has occurred,” said Kate Gilmore, deputy executive director of the UN Population Fund. “Where there is deviation from clinical standards, there must be consequences.” — Reuters


Clic here to read the story from its source.