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Express Tribune
03-06-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
10-year old rape victim dies in India due to alleged hospital delay
The death of a 10-year-old rape victim in Bihar has triggered national outrage in India, with allegations of medical negligence intensifying political and public scrutiny ahead of upcoming state elections. The girl, from the marginalised Dalit community, died at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on Sunday morning. Her uncle alleged she was forced to wait inside an ambulance for nearly four hours on Saturday before being admitted—claims denied by hospital authorities. Officials at PMCH, Bihar's oldest government medical institution, described the allegations as 'baseless,' stating the child was brought in on an Advanced Life Support ambulance and appropriately referred between departments due to the nature of her injuries. The girl had initially been taken to a local hospital after being found with knife wounds near her aunt's home in Muzaffarpur, where she was allegedly raped on 26 May by a local man, now under arrest. She was later referred to Patna for reconstructive surgery on her windpipe. A viral video showing Congress leaders confronting hospital staff over the girl's admission fuelled public anger. Rahul Gandhi labelled the incident 'extremely shameful' and called for accountability. #Patna: Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram, Youth Congress National President Uday Bhanu Chib (@UdayBhanuIYC), and other party workers held a protest over the death of a rape victim at PMCH.#Bihar #protest #rape #BiharProtest #YouthCongress — Lokmat Times Nagpur (@LokmatTimes_ngp) June 2, 2025 The National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Women have both sought reports on the hospital's role. Hospital officials said the girl was initially placed in the paediatrics department but transferred to gynaecology due to a lack of intensive care facilities in ENT, where her injuries would have been treated. Opposition parties, including Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), have condemned the incident and staged multiple protests. भाजपा नीतीश सरकार में बैठे लोग सत्ता के नशे में इतने धुत्त हैं कि उन्हें दिख ही नहीं रहा कि बिहारवासी किस सीमा तक भयभीत हैं! बिहार में लगातार बढ़ते अपराध, हत्या, बलात्कार के कारण ऐसा भय का माहौल है कि लोग अब घर से बाहर निकले अपने परिजनों के लिए हमेशा चिंतित रहते हैं!… — Rashtriya Janata Dal (@RJDforIndia) June 3, 2025 The episode has once again brought Bihar's fragile healthcare infrastructure under scrutiny. In May, an incident involving a rat biting a patient in another Patna hospital also drew widespread criticism and led to an investigation. Under Indian law, rape victims cannot be named.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Health
- Time of India
MCH to be first govt hosp to start allergy detection tests
1 2 3 Kolkata: The state-run Medical College and Hospital will be the first govt healthcare facility in Bengal to introduce two tests—skin prick allergy test and Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST)—to detect allergens . The tests will initially be part of a research, with plans to expand the service to patients subsequently. Each of these tests costs around Rs 2,000-Rs 2,500 in the private sector. The skin prick allergy test , also known as the scratch test, can detect allergens by exposing the skin to small amounts of potential allergens. The results are visible in about 20 minutes. The Radioallergosorbent Test (RAST) is a blood test used to identify specific IgE antibodies produced in response to allergens, helping to diagnose allergies. It uses radioimmunoassay techniques to measure the levels of antibodies. Eighty patients will undergo each test under the research module. The results will be analysed and ratified before extending the tests to patients after about three months. "We are starting these two tests on a trial basis to accurately identify the cause of a patient's allergy. It's somewhat costly and unavailable at state-run hospital here. This should help patients who can't afford the tests outside," said Diptansu Mukherjee, ENT associate professor, MCH. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo The initiative was announced at an inter-departmental clinical meet on allergy and childhood deafness at MCH, aimed at discussions on prevention, early detection and timely medical intervention. "Allergy-associated diseases in children are on the rise, mainly due to pollens, dust and other polluting agents. With a definite clinical history, tests, such as the skin prick one, can confirm the allergens, which a patient can then avoid, and treatment can be given if the disease has onset," said paediatrics professor Mihir Sarkar. The seminar was hosted by the ENT department and was attended by minister and member of the hospital's patient welfare committee, Shashi Panja, principal Indranil Biswas and MSVP Anjan Adhikari among other officials. The hospital enlisted senior doctors from departments of community medicine, ENT, respiratory medicine, pharmacology and paediatrics for better coordination in treating diseases caused by allergies.
