JAIPUR: Patients had a tough time to get treatment on Monday as private hospitals kept their OPDs shut opposing the ‘Right to Health’ bill. However, emergency facilities kept functioning at private hospitals.
The agitating private hospitals held a meeting at Jaipur Medical Association (JMA) building, which was called by Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society (PHNHS) and United Private Clinics and Hospitals of Rajasthan (UPCHAR) to protest ‘Right to Health’ bill proposed by the health department. “In the meeting, we unanimously decided to intensify our protest. We have given 72 hours to the state government and demanded that the Bill should not be proposed. We don’t want a bill that will affect private hospitals negatively,” said Dr Vijay Kapoor, secretary, PHNHS.
All other associations like JMA, Medical Practitioner Society (MPS), All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association participated in the meeting held at JMA auditorium and extended full support to the bandh, Dr Kapoor told TOI.
In the meeting, representatives of various medical associations put forward their suggestions to continue and intensify the movement. An appeal was made to form a joint struggle committee.
Describing the bill as merely a ‘right to treatment bill’, the doctors said that health does not mean only treatment. Before this bill, the government should ensure right to food, right to shelter, right to sanitation. If the government is genuinely sensitive towards the people’s needs, then anyone who needs food or shelter should have the liberty of going to houses of their representative MLAs and MPs. Instead of dumping its responsibilities on private hospitals, the government should improve and expand facilities of government hospitals.
PHNHS and UPCHAR called for complete boycott of all government schemes like Chiranjeevi and RGHS in private hospitals. The government will be given 72 hours to improve the facilities in government hospitals so that patients do not face any inconvenience, said the agitating private hospitals.
The agitating private hospitals held a meeting at Jaipur Medical Association (JMA) building, which was called by Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Society (PHNHS) and United Private Clinics and Hospitals of Rajasthan (UPCHAR) to protest ‘Right to Health’ bill proposed by the health department. “In the meeting, we unanimously decided to intensify our protest. We have given 72 hours to the state government and demanded that the Bill should not be proposed. We don’t want a bill that will affect private hospitals negatively,” said Dr Vijay Kapoor, secretary, PHNHS.
All other associations like JMA, Medical Practitioner Society (MPS), All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association participated in the meeting held at JMA auditorium and extended full support to the bandh, Dr Kapoor told TOI.
In the meeting, representatives of various medical associations put forward their suggestions to continue and intensify the movement. An appeal was made to form a joint struggle committee.
Describing the bill as merely a ‘right to treatment bill’, the doctors said that health does not mean only treatment. Before this bill, the government should ensure right to food, right to shelter, right to sanitation. If the government is genuinely sensitive towards the people’s needs, then anyone who needs food or shelter should have the liberty of going to houses of their representative MLAs and MPs. Instead of dumping its responsibilities on private hospitals, the government should improve and expand facilities of government hospitals.
PHNHS and UPCHAR called for complete boycott of all government schemes like Chiranjeevi and RGHS in private hospitals. The government will be given 72 hours to improve the facilities in government hospitals so that patients do not face any inconvenience, said the agitating private hospitals.
