“Corruption in the health sector is rampant. More than rupees 6 lakhs is paid as corruption tax to the service providers in government health centres every year by the people of each Panchayat in Khariar block of Nuapada district. In addition to this the corruption tax for institutional delivery for each pregnant woman is around Rs.3000/- in the government hospital. It is a business of more than 1.5 crore rupees per year for the hospital staffs at Khariar UGPSC only.” This is the statement of the members of Durnity Birodhi Manch in a press meet organised by the Voluntary organisations Ayauskam and Vikash at Khariar.
Durnity Birodhi Manch is organizing a rally at Khariar on 11/12/2009 to protest against the corruption. People of all Panchayats of Khariar block are expected to arrive at Kh ariar on this day to join the rally. They have also decided to stage dharana in front of the Hospital. Members of Durnity Bichar Manch have said that a memorandum with 15 point demand has been framed which will be sent to the Chief Minister of Orissa”. The demands framed by the people are as follows,
1. Display of a list of medicines supplied by the government to the hospital under NRHM indicating stock situation.
2. Presence of the doctors and other service providers in hospital during duty hour. Private practice during hospital hour should be stopped.
3. Display of duty chart of the service staffs including Doctors and the nurses.
4. Relocation of the doctors and other service providers on deputation to their original location.
5. Distribution of medicines available under NRHM to patients free of cost.
6. Medicine stock register and the distribution register should remain open for public inspection.
7. Corruption free health services and institutional delivery should be available.
8. Proper treatment should be provided to the indoor patients.
9. Sufficient availability of medicines at village levels for malaria.
10. Payment of Cheque to the mothers should be given immediately after the institutional delivery instead of 7 days as in the present practice.
11. Provision of rest room for the ASHA.
12. The hospital staffs should behave properly to the patients and their relatives.
13. More provisions of janani Express (Ambulance) to reach the interior villages.
14. Special care should be taken for the Mal-naurished children.
15. Blood bank should start operation.
“More than 2000 people are expected to arrive at the rally. The main objective of organizing this rally is to create an identity for the common people. The service providers should recognize that the poor people are capable of pressing their demands” the organisers of the rally have said.
Ajit Panda
Tapan Ranjan Dash,Correspondent, Doordarshan and AIR
Bhabesh Panigrahi, Advocate
Chitta Ranjan Sing Deo, Advocate
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