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Ranchi, Jan 25: A delegation under state IMA secretary Pradeep Kumar Singh met Health Minister Banna Gupta and put up four points demand of state’s doctors and demanded immediate arrest of Latehar medical officer Dr. Nilima Kumari’s abductors.
Dr Nilima Kumari, the medical officer posted at Chandwa PHC of Latehar district, was abducted from hospital campus on January 12 and released in Ramgarh district after paying a ransom of Rs 2.5 lakh.
The health minister has assured the Indian Medical Association (IMA) state chapter to provide proper security to the medical fraternity. He has also directed the home secretary for immediate arrest of abductors.
The health minister told the IMA delegation that the state government has taken cognizance of the abduction of doctors seriously. He telephoned the home secretary in presence of the delegation and directed him to get the criminals arrested and inform him about action duly.
Jharkhand Health Service Association (JHSA) state secretary Dr Bimlesh Singh, Ranchi secretary Dr Akhilesh Kumar Jha, IMA state women’s wing president Dr Bharti Kashyap, IMA Ranchi president Dr Shambhu Prasad,joint secretary Dr Ajit Kumar, state pathologists association president Dr Rakesh Thakur, Dr Shipra Sharan Dr Nitin and Dr Puja Sahay were other members of the delegation that met health minister.
Minister agrees to review RT-PCR , RAT tests rate
Health minister Banna Gupta also agreed to set up a committee to review Covid RT-PCR and RAT test rates fixed by the government for private hospitals and nursing homes.
“ We informed the health minister that the new rate fixed by the government for private hospitals has become costly affairs as standard PPE kits alone come at Rs 250 while they have to pay salary to staff for the test . So,we requested him to review,” said Dr Pradeep Kumar Singh.
Health minister assured the delegation to set up a committee over it and fix the revision rate.
The IMA delegation also requested the health minister for an amendment in the Clinical Establishment Act of state as only doctors and patients are victims of it. They also requested compensation payment to doctors and health staff who died while serving Covid patients as other states have done it on its own level.
