| JK's hospitals ailing, crave for attention | | | Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 17: With no formation of government in Jammu and Kashmir, doctor-patient relation goes worsening due to unpaid attention from the bureaucrats and from the third pillar of democracy. Whereas it is heard that rules are for fools is a glaring example seen in triangular relation of the healthcare system.
According to sources that, "the patients in thousands and lakhs are seen in hospitals across the state of Jammu and Kashmir with no improvement, as the triangular relationship between selfish doctors, medical representatives and chemists has rotten the system.
No doubt the drug policy was implemented in Jammu and Kashmir vides cabinet decision no: 10/02/2012 dated 12/01/2012 and government order no: 80-HME of 2012 dated 02-02-2012 but the unprofessional people were given licenses which has become a cause of concern, sources told early times.
Sources said that, "Unauthorized chemists across the state are without proper license have been left free to play with the lives of common masses, with the result patients are being put at risk and doctors are also enjoying the patronage by prescribing the fake medicines which are not only costly but ineffective for health too.
The previous government has left the people in a state of melancholy by not putting the drug controllers to the task for transparency and accountability in their work culture, due to which patients are being taken for granted for none of their fault, sources informed.
They said that, from other side doctors were known for their heightened cerebral capacity but unfortunately are misusing the talent and capability which they had gained through their sheer hard work for unscrupulous, corrupt clinical practice.
In today's materialistic world as well as in the race to earn higher profits, conscience has taken a back seat with doctors opting for a quick race rather than a marathon to make their clinical practice flourish and leaves the patients in lurch with each passing day, sources observed.
Sources further said that, the Indian health care system in our state whether it is private or public, is lacking severely in vision, professional management, and governance and in regulation. This prevails from the top politicians to the grass root level of doctors, nurses, chemists, and medical representatives.
It would be a judgemental error to say that all doctors are unethical/immoral or greedy for consuming meals offered by the concerned people but need is to take conscience on forefront, as patients are always with a hope that doctors are next to God, who could save them at the moment, sources added. |
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