In the last five years, during health committee meetings, maximum motions raised were to rename the government-run hospitals and health centers, an RTI query found. In another, older instance, a question was raised on naming the Kandivli-based Shatabdi Hospital as Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital. Meanwhile, a dismal 45 questions were raised on tuberculosis (TB) in the last five years. The most recent question on TB was raised on March 31 by municipal councillor of ward 168, Saeeda Arif Khan. The NCP corporator raised a question about providing milk and ground nuts to TB patients seeking treatment in municipal hospitals.

Source: dna July 13, 2017 02:15 UTC