A group of hemophilic patients Saturday staged a protest demonstration
here against the non-availability of drugs at SMHS hospital.
They said a hemophilic patient Zahoor Ahmad Mir a resident of Ajas Bandipora died at SKIMS Soura Friday as his family couldn’t take him to SMHS due to the lack of medicine there.
Talking to the Kashmir Reader Zahoor’s father, Manzoor Ahmad Mir, said, “Zahoor complained of pain in his left leg in the morning on Friday and we took him directly to SKIMS as we were already aware that the drug was not available at SMHS.”
“There had been controversies between the Hemophilia society and hospital authorities over the newly introduced ‘substandard drug’ but now neither the substandard drug nor the branded one is available at the SMHS,” he added.
Zahoor had finished his Diploma from a Polytechnic College Bandipora and was now planning to go for further studies, he said. “We were burning our midnight oil to get his dream fulfilled,” Mir added.
Hemophilic Association of Kashmir (HAK) expressed serious concern over the negligence of SHMS hospital in maintaining drugs.
Syed Majid, president of HAK said, “Our life is at stake. We live at very high risk and unavailability of drug has added to our worries.”
He alleged that SMHS authorities were treating them as “untouchables”. “If this continues we will die one by one.”
According to HAK, Kashmir valley has more than 250 hemophilic patients with 136 receiving treatment at SMHS Hospital on court directions.
“It is time for civil society members and State Human Rights Commission to raise their voices against the hospital authorities,” he said, adding, “The hospital authorities purchased the drug against the high court orders. The newly purchased drug is not QUESL (Quality Standards of Excellence, Assurance and Leadership) certified.”
Principal Government Medical College Dr. Rafiq Ahmad Pampori said that they would look into the matter. “There is some court case against this newly purchased drug but we assure that we will take necessary action,” he said.
Medical Superintend SMHS, Nazir Chowdary said, “The allotted brand drug has finished but now we have conveyed to the government about the new requirement.” However, he said that if there was any emergency case, hospital authorities provide them the required drug.
They said a hemophilic patient Zahoor Ahmad Mir a resident of Ajas Bandipora died at SKIMS Soura Friday as his family couldn’t take him to SMHS due to the lack of medicine there.
Talking to the Kashmir Reader Zahoor’s father, Manzoor Ahmad Mir, said, “Zahoor complained of pain in his left leg in the morning on Friday and we took him directly to SKIMS as we were already aware that the drug was not available at SMHS.”
“There had been controversies between the Hemophilia society and hospital authorities over the newly introduced ‘substandard drug’ but now neither the substandard drug nor the branded one is available at the SMHS,” he added.
Zahoor had finished his Diploma from a Polytechnic College Bandipora and was now planning to go for further studies, he said. “We were burning our midnight oil to get his dream fulfilled,” Mir added.
Hemophilic Association of Kashmir (HAK) expressed serious concern over the negligence of SHMS hospital in maintaining drugs.
Syed Majid, president of HAK said, “Our life is at stake. We live at very high risk and unavailability of drug has added to our worries.”
He alleged that SMHS authorities were treating them as “untouchables”. “If this continues we will die one by one.”
According to HAK, Kashmir valley has more than 250 hemophilic patients with 136 receiving treatment at SMHS Hospital on court directions.
“It is time for civil society members and State Human Rights Commission to raise their voices against the hospital authorities,” he said, adding, “The hospital authorities purchased the drug against the high court orders. The newly purchased drug is not QUESL (Quality Standards of Excellence, Assurance and Leadership) certified.”
Principal Government Medical College Dr. Rafiq Ahmad Pampori said that they would look into the matter. “There is some court case against this newly purchased drug but we assure that we will take necessary action,” he said.
Medical Superintend SMHS, Nazir Chowdary said, “The allotted brand drug has finished but now we have conveyed to the government about the new requirement.” However, he said that if there was any emergency case, hospital authorities provide them the required drug.
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