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UP – a land where sweepers, ward boys and drivers play doctor

July 13, 2012
So going beyond the call of duty finally caught up with Ayub, the ward boy who applied stitches and Dr Shishir Kumar, the CMS as they were both suspended.  Things took a nasty turn after Bulandshahr hospital staff protested the …

Bulandshahr hospital staff protest Chief Medical Superintendent’s and ward boy’s suspension

July 13, 2012
Going beyond his call of duty finally caught up with the Ayub, the ward boy who was caught on camera applying stitches in Bulandshahr government hospital. The state health minister, Ahmed Hasan ordered his suspension. Hasan also …

Official probe into Bulandhshar hospital’s ward boy stitching begins

July 12, 2012
A day after the UP government backed the Bulandhshar district hospital staff for allowing ward boys to administer injections to patients, the director general of family welfare began his inquiry into the matter. On Wednesday, Dr …

UP Health scare: Sweepers and non-experts performing medic duties seems to be the norm in the state

July 11, 2012
After a TV news channel’s expose, which showed class 4 employees of the Bulandshahr hospital performing medic and paramedic duties like stitching wounds and administering injections a hospital in Ballia showed a sweeper …

UP Health scare: Health min orders probe into Bulandshahr hospital case

July 11, 2012
A day after news channels showed a sweeper stitching wounds and a ward boy administering injections in the Bulandshahr district hospital the state’s health and welfare minister Ahmed Hasan ordered a probe in the case. "I have …

Bulandshahr district hospital – where sweepers stitch wounds, ward boys administer injections

July 11, 2012
There has been a constant talk about the lack of healthcare facilities in India, particularly the rural areas. Recently a news channel reported that sweepers and other Class 4 employees of the Bulandshar district hospital perform …