The Maharashtra government will chair a meeting to discuss the deaths of at least 31 patients, including 16 children at a government hospital in Nanded district. The state government has also formed an inquiry committee to investigate the incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The death toll at the Dr Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College Hospital has surged to 31 from Monday\u2019s tally of 24. An official concerned to the matter said that the Maharashtra Cabinet will discuss the Nanded Hospital deaths in a meeting today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cabinet might decide to form an inquiry committee over the incident. Reports said that the deaths are due to inadequate facilities and a shortage of staff and medicines, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Dilip Mhaisekar, director, medical education and research, Maharashtra told news agency PTI that in 24 hours, 24 deaths have been reported at Nanded government Hospital and Medical College (GMCH). Out of these 24 patients, 12 were infants who were referred here by some local private hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shyamrao Wakode, dean of the college, denied allegations of negligence against the hospital and told news agency ANI that deceased patients were suffering from different ailments such as diabetes, liver failure, and kidney failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deaths sparked a massive political row as the opposition slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and questioned his silence on the matter. Opposition leaders, including Sharad Pawar, Rahul Gandhi, Supriya Sule and Priyanka Chaturvedi, promptly hit out at the Eknath Shinde government over the reported deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party wrote on social media X that the unfortunate incident of death of 24 people including 12 newborns in 24 hours in a government hospital in Nanded is literally shocking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leader of the Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge also raised questions on the state government’s health infrastructure and demanded a thorough investigation. The top Congress leader asserted that it is said that these patients died due to lack of medicines and treatment. He further noted that a similar incident took place in a government hospital in Thane in August 2023 in which 18 patients lost their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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