Hyderabad: Telangana Human Rights Commission (HRC) ne Gandhi Hospital ko 2014–15 mein expired Hepatitis B vaccine lagne wale 6 patients ko ₹1.25 lakh har ek ko muawza dene ka hukum diya hai. Commission ne is waqiye ko patients ke huqooq ki khuli khilaf warzi aur medical system ke oversight mein nakami qarar diya.
Ye faisla un shikayaton ke baad aaya jo A.N. Adilakshmi, S. Devamani, T. Satish, P. Mallikarjun, T. Ravi, aur G. Dhanunjay ne file ki thi. In tamam patients ko outdated vaccine lagne ke baad adverse effects ka samna karna pada. Commission ne probe shuru karte hue Thursday ko apna final decision sunaya.
HRC ke Chairperson Justice Dr. Shamim Akhtar ne is incident ko ek “institutional failure” kaha aur kaha ke state ka medical system patient safety ko uphold karne mein nakam raha. Unhone hospital superintendent samet zimmedar afraad ke khilaf disciplinary action ka hukum bhi diya.
Commission ne hospital ko yeh bhi hidayat di ke wo 2 mahine ke andar strict drug management guidelines implement karein. Jo doctor is expired vaccine administration ka zimmedar paya gaya usay suspend kar diya gaya hai.
