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Gujarat HC sets up panel to probe hygiene issues in hospitals

On Thursday, it constituted an investigating committee of 9 members to look into matter.

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Coming down heavily on the state and civic machinery for its 'lethargic' approach towards health and hygiene issues of the city, the Gujarat high court on Thursday constituted an investigating committee of nine members, which has been asked to furnish a detailed report of the prevailing conditions at all civil and private hospitals of the state.

While hearing a PIL filed by activist Illa Pathak and advocate Ami Yagnik on the poor conditions at civic hospitals, the division bench headed by the acting chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice JB Pardiwala on Thursday constituted the committee of health experts which will be headed by the Dilip Mavlankar, dean of the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar.

The committee has been directed to submit its report by March 31, 2012.

The court held the authorities responsible for the pathetic and unhygienic condition of the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital that has allegedly directly led to the death of a doctor and a nurse. “Because of the negligence of hospital and government authorities, the court has to play the role of 'Garbage Supervisor',” the court observed.

The court observed that the civic body has failed to take action even after the order of the court. “The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner also did not take any action against its subordinate officers of respective zones for not doing their duty nor was any explanation sought from them,” the court observed. It was then that the court suggested, “The state and civic authorities shall shed their ego about the court verdict passed in the public interest litigation which must be accepted in the right spirit.”

Apart from the report on the hygiene conditions of the hospitals, the committee is also directed to identify the reason for the death of a doctor and a nurse, overall situation of civil hospitals of state in terms of sanitation, solid waste management and cleanliness.

The committee will recommend appropriate measures that should be taken for health and hygiene to prevent diseases like dengue and malaria. The committee will also probe the negligence on the part of hospital management and government authorities. A study will be held to find out the defects of the solid waste management setup of the AMC.

Apart from Dilip Mavlankar, the committee of nine members include vice-chancellor of Gujarat Vidhyapith, Sudarshan Iyangar, one expert from the National Institute of Malaria Research (Nadiad), one expert from the National Institute of Occupational Health, officer of regional offices of ministry of health and family welfare, one expert from NHL Municipal Medical College, one expert from BJ Medical College, medical officer and solid west management officer of AMC and deputy health officer of AMC. 

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