Negligence slur on doctors
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 05 2011:
Tension ran high at Kwakeithel today with local residents protesting against the death of a mother during child birth due to alleged negligence of attending doctors.
According to information culled from the site of the incident, 40-year old Thokchom Ongbi Priyari Devi of Kwakeithel Heinoukhongnembi passed away after giving birth to a girl child yesterday afternoon.
The JAC formed in connection with the death has alleged that Priyari died from negligence of a doctor couple who treated Priyari.
The doctor couple runs a private clinic at their Kwakeithel Laishram Leikai residence.
Priyari was admitted to the clinic and gave birth to a girl child as her third child at around 3.07 pm yesterday.
As the patient party suspicious of the conduct of the doctor couple, they went inside the delivery room and found Priyari in a very pitiable condition.
Consequently, the patient party rushed Priyari to RIMS for further treatment at around 4.50 pm.
But the doctors at RIMS declared her brought dead.
In connection with the death of Priyari, a public meeting was organised today.
Along with formation of a JAC, the meeting demanded cancellation of the practice registration of the doctor doctors.