LARKANA – A mother of six children was admitted in Shaikh Zayed Women Hospital (SZWH) of Chandka Medical College Hospital (CMCH) here in the wee hours of Sunday to deliver twin babies but she died along with her newborn girl child. Husband of the deceased woman Rahat Khatoon, wife of Zainul Abdein Chandio and other relatives held a protest demonstration accusing the duty lady doctors of sheer negligence and not performing operation on time due to which his spouse and daughter died. On receipt of information, relevant police authorities of Sachal Police Station arrived, obtained details and they assured the protesters that action will be taken against the lady doctors after which they called off their protest and took the bodies for final rites. The number of postgraduate student lady doctors and House Officers is not included in this figure nor the number of postgraduate lady doctors is included who work under administrative control of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University. He said about 50 lady doctors are alone posted to work at OPD where only eight are needed.

Source: The Nation March 28, 2022 02:51 UTC