Social activist and the former Secretary of Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sharanabasappa M. Pappa has urged Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil to address prevailing inadequacies in the dialysis unit of Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Kalaburagi.
In a letter written to the Minister on Monday, Mr. Pappa complained that the dialysis facility being provided by Sanjeevini, a Kolkata-based agency on contract, is neither patient-friendly nor satisfactory.
“At present, 84 renal-failure patients are registered for dialysis treatment at the dialysis centre at GIMS. However, the dialysis treatment being provided by Sanjeevini is a recipe for the mortality of renal-failure patients. The patients are deprived of treatment and are being pushed to medical risk,” Mr. Pappa said, reminding the Minister of earlier complaints and representations to the government and inaction from the latter.
