Goa doctor suspended after allegations of patients complaints

Panaji: A doctor working at the Sub-District hospital in Ponda was suspended based on an order from the Goa Health minister Vishwajit Rane who reportedly received several complaints from the patients. 

In a tweet, Rane stated, "I have instructed the director of DHS, Dr Geeta Kakodkar, to submit a file to the under-secretary of health for the suspension of the doctor."  

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The minister stated that he had ordered action against the doctor after receiving "several complaints from patients". He wrote, "I have received several complaints from patients about Dr Reuben De Sousa. I have instructed Dr Geeta Kakodkar to submit the file to Under Secretary of Health for the suspension of the aforementioned doctor." 

Further, the minister stated that a proper inquiry would be conducted into the incident, and the doctor would be dismissed from services if he was found guilty. 

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported about the Goa government's initiative to set up Jan Aushadi counters mandatorily at all pharmacies in the state to ensure that high-quality generic medicines are available to every section of society. The announcement was made by state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on the occasion of Jan Aushadi day. The minister said that the health department’s circular would be implemented and monitored by the director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Goa. Further, he added that the move would ensure that high-quality generic medicines are available to every section of society, and pharmacies across the state would have to abide by this.