The NHRC Friday issued a notice to the Haryana government over reports that a general hospital in Panipat is allegedly working without any paediatrician and ventilator.
Reportedly, the hospital has been "functioning without any paediatrician for the past two months" while it is mandatory to have a paediatrician and two doctors on round-the-clock duty. There are only four nurses posted against the required strength of eight, an official statement said.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has observed that the content of the media report are "disheartening" and, if true, amount to violation of human rights.
"The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that the special neonatal care unit (SNCU) at the general hospital in Panipat is working without any paediatrician and ventilator," the rights panel said in a statement.
Three neonates died on Monday, while 33 had died in 2018. Last year saw the unit virtually turn into a referral centre with 351 neonates being ...
