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Implants arrive, surgeries resume at T'puram MCH

1 2 3 4 5 T'puram: Surgical equipment reached Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital (MCH) on Tuesday and surgeries resumed right from morning, four days after Dr Haris Chirackal raised the shortage of implants in the urology department, triggering a widespread discussion. Urological devices, such as LithoClast used for breaking kidney stones, were delivered to the hospital from Hyderabad. Dr Haris said the shortage was brought to authorities' attention in March. It is learned the hospital authorities gave the purchase order only on June 19. Health minister Veena George intervened following Dr Haris's social media post and asked officials concerned to procure the equipment as several surgeries were postponed, according to Dr Haris. Kerala Govt Medical College Teachers Association (KGMCTA) observed a protest day in all MCHs across the state, urging the govt to intervene in settling the crisis faced by the hospitals. "As the world celebrated Doctors' Day, the situation in Kerala is such that doctors in the medical education sector are forced to protest on the streets," said KGMCTA state president Dr T Rosnara Beegum. KGMCTA protested against the lack of infrastructure development at govt medical colleges and against withholding doctors' benefits. Patient care and medical education in the state's medical colleges are in disarray at present, according to Beegum. She demanded the situation be changed and that infrastructure development completed in time. Although salary arrears have been paid to other govt employees in the state, it is not paid to doctors for the Jan 1, 2016-Sept 30, 2020 period, she said. Due to unresolved salary discrepancies in the entry cadre, young doctors are reluctant to join govt medical college hospitals. As a result, there is a severe shortage of doctors in govt medical college hospitals when compared to the number of patients, said Beegum. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!