Protest erupts at Malda Medical College Hospital over Tribal woman's death
Medical Negligence
Malda: Following the death of a 26-year-old woman at the Malda Medical College & Hospital (MMCH), allegedly due to medical negligence, a protest has erupted in Aiho. On Saturday, over 200 Adivasis blocked the Malda-Nalagola state highway for about one-and-a-half hours, demanding justice for the woman's death.
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By February 19, as her condition deteriorated, the family insisted on returning to MMCH, where she was re-admitted. However, the family claimed that no substantial treatment was administered, and surgery was only performed when her condition became critical. Despite the surgery, the woman succumbed to her illness.
Relatives of the deceased filed a formal complaint with the Habibpur police station on Friday, naming a doctor and the MMCH authorities in the case. They argued that the patient could have survived if the surgery had been performed earlier.
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