Eight Indian women die, dozens critical after mass sterilisation
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Tuesday 11 November 2014 10.15
Eight women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, many in a critical condition, after a state-run mass sterilisation.
Many of the more than 80 women who underwent sterilisation at the free government-run camp in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday fell ill shortly afterwards, a local official said.
"Reports of a drop in pulse, vomiting and other ailments started pouring in [yesterday] from the women who underwent surgery," said Sonmani Borah, the commissioner for Bilaspur district where the camp was held.
"Eight women have died and 64 are in various hospitals."
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Chhattisgarh: 4 doctors suspended post sterilisation deaths in Bilaspur Eight women die, dozens critical after mass sterilisation
AFP
Raipur: Eight women have died in Chhattisgarh and dozens more are in a critical condition after a state-run sterilisation programme designed to control the country’s billion-plus population went badly wrong, officials said Tuesday. More than 60 women are in hospital after suffering complications from the surgery over the weekend and 24 of them are seriously ill, authorities in the central state of Chhattisgarh said.
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Chhattisgarh: Sterilisation deaths to be probed, govt suspends 4 doctors
by FP Staff Nov 11, 2014 16:20 IST
A mass sterilization camp organized by the Chhatisgarh state government in Bilaspur turned into a mass tragedy as eight women died and some 30 others are in a critical condition. Soon after reports of the death of the women came to light, the Chhattisgarh government suspended four doctors for medical negligence in the case. An FIR has also been registered against the doctors.
Here's what we know so far:
* Eight women had died after they underwent sterilisation surgeries at a camp on the outskirts of Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. The women had been discharged on Saturday after being given medicines. However, within 24 hours of the surgery, many women complained of vomiting and abdominal pain.
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2312
Tuesday 11 November 2014 10.15
Eight women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, many in a critical condition, after a state-run mass sterilisation.
Many of the more than 80 women who underwent sterilisation at the free government-run camp in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday fell ill shortly afterwards, a local official said.
"Reports of a drop in pulse, vomiting and other ailments started pouring in [yesterday] from the women who underwent surgery," said Sonmani Borah, the commissioner for Bilaspur district where the camp was held.
"Eight women have died and 64 are in various hospitals."
...
Chhattisgarh: 4 doctors suspended post sterilisation deaths in Bilaspur Eight women die, dozens critical after mass sterilisation
AFP
Raipur: Eight women have died in Chhattisgarh and dozens more are in a critical condition after a state-run sterilisation programme designed to control the country’s billion-plus population went badly wrong, officials said Tuesday. More than 60 women are in hospital after suffering complications from the surgery over the weekend and 24 of them are seriously ill, authorities in the central state of Chhattisgarh said.
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Read more at: http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Nha...tm_source=copy
Chhattisgarh: Sterilisation deaths to be probed, govt suspends 4 doctors
by FP Staff Nov 11, 2014 16:20 IST
A mass sterilization camp organized by the Chhatisgarh state government in Bilaspur turned into a mass tragedy as eight women died and some 30 others are in a critical condition. Soon after reports of the death of the women came to light, the Chhattisgarh government suspended four doctors for medical negligence in the case. An FIR has also been registered against the doctors.
Here's what we know so far:
* Eight women had died after they underwent sterilisation surgeries at a camp on the outskirts of Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. The women had been discharged on Saturday after being given medicines. However, within 24 hours of the surgery, many women complained of vomiting and abdominal pain.
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