MCH seeks govt advice on Japanese scholar's med bill
The MCHK, where Micihihiro Kata (75) is being treated for various ailments, including stomach cancer, cited issues related to medical expense, dietary preferences and communication, said an official. Even as treatment is free in govt health facilities in Bengal for patients in the state, it is not for foreign nationals. Kata was first admitted to Manipal Dhakuria on June 25 and put on ventilation.
With no one coming forward to foot the treatment bill, Kata—reportedly cash-strapped—was shifted to MCHK last Thursday.
At the state-run hospital, he was also diagnosed with stomach cancer. Even as doctors at the hospital are giving him all required support in its ICU, those tending to him said the food habits and language barrier are posing issues. For the hospital administration, it is the piling up of medical expenses.
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Sources said Kata refuses to eat the hospital food. The hospital formed a five-member medical board to oversee his medical care. Officials said cops have contacted the Japanese Embassy in Delhi but there has been no response to take his responsibility.
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