Karnataka private doctors' body complains of shortage of drugs, oxygen


Bengaluru, Apr 18 (IANS): In the wake of exponential surge in Covid cases in Karnataka expecially in Bengaluru, many private hospitals are not able admit patients due to shortage of Oxygen and life saving drug Remedesivir.

This became evident, when Bengaluru's Swastik Hospital's owner Dr Vijay Raghav Reddy, whose video clip of 44 seconds, went viral on social media on Saturday.

According to this clip, Reddy categorically stated that Karnataka handled the Covid pandemic in a much better manner despite no experience.

"Three major companies that supply liquid oxygen are busy in supplying it to the industrial sector instead of life saving sector. The government must act fast as it is a very grave situation. Small and medium hospitals will run out of oxygen in a day or two and if this happens, we are going to lose many lives in Bengaluru," he said.


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He appealed Karnataka government to restore the supply of both Remedesvir drug and oxygen at the earliest.

Soon after this clip went viral, the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA) too wrote to Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar highlighting an acute shortage of oxygen supply due to the increased demand in Bengaluru this week.

"Some of the hospitals have close to zero stock and others are soon running out of stocks. The suppliers have either stopped supply or are not responding to deliver the required stocks," the letter by PHANA to the Health Minister stated.

The association collected data from 18 hospitals in the city to check the status of oxygen supply.

"As of now, thirteen hospitals reported that they will run out of their current stock of oxygen in the next 6 to 12 hours. Six hospitals said that they will run out of oxygen in under six hours. This is extremely worrying," Dr. Rajashekar Y. L., the secretary of PHANA said on Saturday evening.

The list of hospitals reporting a shortage of oxygen supply include smaller hospitals like Santosh Hospital, Blossom Hospital, NRR Hospital, Ananya Hospital, Axon Specialty Hospital, Good Health Hospital and Sri Sai Hospital. One hospital - Jeevika Hospital - told the association that it had run out of oxygen supply on Saturday.

PHANA officials met the government officials on Saturday urging them to prioritise the need for oxygen supply in all hospitals in Bengaluru. In bigger hospitals, the oxygen supply is regulated through a centralised system connected by pipelines and not through a system of refilling cylinders.

For the last three days, Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar had been strongly denying about shortage of Remedesvir drug and beds in Hospitals.

Even on Friday, after attending the meeting with the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Sudhakar had said that the state government will order more oxygen cylinders to ensure the adequate supply.

However, PHANA's letter to Karnataka government and a video clip of owner of a hospital tell a different tale.

 

 

  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, Apr 19 2021

    One minister was saying no lack of oxygen beds free.Just we heard drugs are there but in wrong stores hoarded to sell for high rate.I am sure some doctors too are sharing the higher price?Only poor man doesnt get this.Runs from one store to another.because his dear ones to bring home alive.Our India will never improve until this peoples mind changes and think as we should unite and fight against without thinking of profit.Everywhere corruption till ministers and lay people.

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  • Sunil K, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    Modi must be wondering why all these people are complaining about lack of Oxygen. Afterall oxygen is freely available in the air and in the clouds.

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  • Sameer, Riyadh

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    BJP Government slogan "Sabb changa si..Public bhik manga si"

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  • Ajay Rebello, Kallianpur

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    Govt doctors will be dismissed if they dare to make any statements. Case in point was aged senior govt doctor in Telangana stripped and beaten by police on open road in full public view last year.

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  • Save My India., India.

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    Useless Sudhakara is making hospital rounds and giving fake statements for publicity only, while hospitals are empty of basis necessities even in this critical situation. Sudhakar has also taken vaccine and bail from court to protect himself first!!!

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  • Gurka, mangaluru

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    There is lack of administration skills to curb the pandemic thousands of law makers who doesnt like each other ! and the poor voter is suffering. Mostly elected people are criminal background or similar to that attitude who gave a damn to the general public. Now this would have avoided by planning but they were busy with forming SIT for CD case which was unnecessarily dragged for nothing and which was clearly shows that it is a revenge politics

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sun, Apr 18 2021

    Where did all the 'PM Care Funds' Disappear ...

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