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Time of India
31-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
MCH seeks govt advice on Japanese scholar's med bill
Kolkata: The Medical College Hospital Kolkata (MCHK) wrote to the state health department seeking guidance on issues concerning a Japanese researcher, who fell severely ill on a visit to Kolkata to deliver lecture at J Krishnamurthy Foundation about a month ago. 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. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata 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.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Shooting stars: MCH doctor, 60-year-old mom win gold
1 2 3 Kolkata: A Medical College Hospital Kolkata (MCHK) doctor, Rounak Basak , and his 60-year-old mother, Rita — a retired teacher of a Kamarhati school— claimed gold medals in their respective categories at a shooting championship hosted by the West Bengal Rifle Association on Sunday. The mother-son duo had achieved a similar feat at the state shooting championship in Aug last year. Back then, Rita had clinched a gold in the 10m air rifle, and her son bagged the same for 10m air pistol. Basak, an anasthesist, was inspired by Abhinav Bindra's Olympic success in Beijing 2008. But academic commitments and financial hurdles were constant challenges to the dream he had nurtured since he was in class VII. "While pursuing MD in anaesthesia and critical care, I finally had the courage to take the leap. With some financial independence and determination, I decided to pursue this demanding sport, despite having no family link in shooting," he enrolled himself at the North Calcutta Rifle Club in 2023 and hit bull's eye within 2 years. It wasn't an easy task to strike a balance between residency at MCK and shooting first success in shooting fetched him a bronze at the Bengal Shooting Sports Academy at Seerampore in March last year. He won three medals, including a gold, in the state shooting championship in 2024 at three events. He participated in his first-ever nationals at Delhi in Dec, 2024 at the 67th National Shooting Championship. He has also qualified for the nationals this year. Rita's journey has been equally challenging as she chose to shun the 'awkwardness' of being one of the few lady shooters while practising along side her son since 2023.
