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Chhattisgarh villagers get expired drugs at medical camp

The medical camp, organised by the state's AYUSH department, was meant to conduct free Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathic treatment as well as raise health awareness

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In Chhattisgarh's Supebeda village, where people are plagued by kidney failures, a fresh controversy broke out after allegations that expired drugs were distributed at a medical camp organised by the district authorities on May 4.

"The government has added to our woes," claimed the the villagers. In the last 13 years, close to 60 people have died of kidney failure in Supebeda, with most of the deaths reported in the past one-and-a-half years.

The medical camp, organised by the state's AYUSH department, was meant to conduct free Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathic treatment as well as raise health awareness. But villagers claimed that over 40 of them were handed a homoeopathic drug, 'Mother Tincture', manufactured by Dhaka-based pharmaceutical company New Life, which was expired. The drug has a component of alfalfa and claims to act as an energy supplement. The villagers while flashing the package of the drug alleged that they were manufactured in February 2013.

"The drugs distributed to us are expired. The administration is playing with our lives by doing this," said Niranjan Majhi, a villager in his twenties.

Government officials admitted the error. "We realised that the drugs had expired. We pursued the case, and went back to the people's homes to collect the medicines. We have collected the medicines from eight to nine patients so far," said Dr GS Patel, AYUSH district in-charge, Gariaband.

Close to 24 hours after the alleged incident, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said, "If this is indeed the case, we will conduct an inquiry."

Over 400 people from Supebeda and neighbouring villages attended the camp. The village is also under scanner for impure groundwater that villagers use for drinking.

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Over 400 people from Supebeda and neighbouring villages attended the camp. The village is also under scanner for impure groundwater that villagers use for drinking.

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