Amid allegations of intravenously administering mosambi (sweet lime) juice instead of platelets to a 32-year-old dengue patient, who later died, in Uttar Pradesh, the Prayagraj Development Authority on Wednesday issued a notice to the Global Hospital and Trauma Centre, asking it to vacate the premises by October 28, 11 a.m. so that the authorities can carry out demolition work.
According to a letter from the authorities, the building where the hospital functioned was built without prior permission as per the Uttar Pradesh Town Planning and Development Act-1973.
“You have been issued showcause notice on 03.09.2021 and the date of hearing was fixed on 17.09.2021 and 06.10.2021, in which you were not present and also no document was sent to us. Hence the decision of demolition was passed on 11.01.2022,” read the letter.
PTI adds:
The Prayagraj health administration has constituted a three-member panel to investigate into the allegations made by the family of the victim, Pradeep Pandey. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak also promised strict action against the hospital, if found guilty.
Prayagraj District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/DM_PRAYAGRAJ
Prayagraj District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar Khatri told PTI that report of the sample collected from the hospital revealed that platelets and not sweet lime juice was transfused to the patient.
He, however, charged Global Hospital with laxity in the transfusion process, saying the reports showed the platelets were stored in an improper way which might have led to clotting.
After a video claiming that sweet lime juice was transfused to the patient instead of platelets went viral on social media, the district administration swung into action and the hospital was sealed on October 20 on the direction of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak.
