SHRC seeks report on abusive employee at Nagapattinam hosp

SHRC seeks report on abusive employee at Nagapattinam hosp

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:27.04.2021

State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about a female employee at a government hospital in Nagapattinam district manhandling a patient for not giving money after delivering a male child at the hospital. The commission has sought a detailed report from the director, medical health and rural services and the joint director of health services, Nagapattinam in connection with the incident.

According to the report M Murugavalli, 20, of Thittacheri Devangudi village was admitted to the government hospital. On April 19, she delivered a boy. The mother and child were isolated in the Covid ward at the hospital until results returned negative. On April 21, Murugavalli’s Covid results returned negative after which she was allowed to be shifted to the general ward. When a female employee at the hospital was shifting Murugavalli on a wheel chair to the general ward, she demanded money from the family members for having a male child.

When the family refused, the employee allegedly abused the woman and her relatives and pushed her off the wheel chair, according to the news report. A video of the incident was circulated on social media by the family members. The commission has sought a report from the health department officials within two weeks and in case of any default, the commission will take action as it deems fit.