NHRC issues notice to DG, Health Services, UP in a case of death due to medical negligence in Hathras (04.03.2014)

New Delhi: 4th March, 2014

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a four year old girl was not provided the first aid at the District Hospital, Hathras and was referred to Aligarh. Minutes after this, she lost her life. She belonged to village Parsara in the district. She was reportedly suffering from pain in abdomen and vomiting. Her condition deteriorated after taking some medicine prescribed by a quack in the village. Her family members took her to the District Hospital.

The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, amount to serious violation of human rights of the victim, particularly by the doctor on duty, who did not give first aid and the district health authorities, who failed to check the quacks practicing in the area.

Registering a case No. 4209/24/54/2014, the Commission has issued a notice to the Director General Health Services, Government Uttar Pradesh directing him to look into the allegations made in the press report and submit an Action Taken Report within four weeks.

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