A 10-month-old baby died in Uttar Pradesh allegedly because everybody in the hospital was asking for a bribe.
The parents say that the child died because a crucial injection was delayed. The man who was to administer the injection was also asking for a bribe.
Sumita and Shiv Dutt, who live in a village near Bahraich, had brought their son Krishna to a government hospital. The child was suffering from high fever and weakness.
The doctors at the Bahraich district hospital asked the couple to admit the child, but a nurse allegedly demanded a bribe to get the documents in order.
Sumita than says the sweeper at the children’s ward also asked for a bribe to place the child on the bed that was allotted to them.
Their problems did not stop there – a medical assistant who was to administer a crucial injection also asked for a bribe. Sumitha asked the man to give her some time before that could be arranged and that just turned into an argument. The man eventually did get the injection but it was too late, said the parents.
“Every staff member wanted a bribe. Only the doctors don’t ask because they have private practice. I think one should sell one’s land and go to a private hospital,” said Shiv Dutt, who works as a labourer.
According to NDTV report, the parents did not go to the police, as the hospital said it would investigate into the matter.
OP Pandey, the doctor in-charge said that there was no delay in administering the injections. “The main complaint was that bribes were asked for during admission by a nurse and sweeper. We have removed the sweeper and transferred the nurse and an inquiry is underway,” said the doctor.
