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Deaths of people in Karuna trust run PHC – negligence, denial of care and fraud

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on December 4, 2015 Doc signed death certificate indiscriminately: Report Nandini Chandrashekar, Bangalore, Oct 15, DH News Service: Deaths at Colony happened with generous help from medical staff The death of the inmates at the Beggars’ Colony happened with generous help from their supposed saviours – the medical staff. A Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Beggars Colony is being run by Karuna Trust under a PPP model with the Government. The doctor here, Dr Harimurthy has been in charge since August 2009. During the inquiry, he escaped all scrutiny about his role in the deaths at the Colony and his … Continue reading Deaths of people in Karuna trust run PHC – negligence, denial of care and fraud

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Condemning medically unwarranted hysterectomies in Kalburgi district, Karnataka and demanding urgent action

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September 12, 2015 “I had difficulty passing urine. I went to a private hospital in Kalburgi. The doctor asked me to get a scan done. He looked at the scan and said that ‘your garbhacheela (uterus) has become kharab (damaged). You should undergo operation to remove it immediately’. I thought it will help my problem. So I got the operation done. I paid Rs.20000 to the doctor. But even after the operation my problem continued. So I went to another hospital. Only then I came to know that my urine problem was because of stones in my kidney and not because … Continue reading Condemning medically unwarranted hysterectomies in Kalburgi district, Karnataka and demanding urgent action