8 Die After Botched Sterilization In India

The tubectomy operations were carried out on Saturday on in Pendari village in Bilaspur district.

Reports said that 83 women were operated on in just six hours by the sole doctor at the camp along with his assistant.

Thirty other women were admitted to hospital and doctors have said that several are in a serious condition.

However, officials denied negligence but villagers allege that the surgeries were done hurriedly.

Bilaspur District Health Officer Dr RK Bhange told BBC Hindi that they will carry out post mortem to establish the cause of the deaths.

"The cause of the death would be known only after the post-mortem report is available.” He said.

The state government has also ordered an inquiry into the incident.

"We've constituted a committee to inquire into the incident. We will take strict action against those found guilty. At the moment though, we are concentrating on giving proper medical care to the women," Chhattisgarh Health Minister Amar Agrawal said.

The Indian government is worried about the size of the country's population which is expected to overtake that of China by 2030.

Authorities have therefore been trying to promote family planning to convince people to have smaller families.

They have organized sterilization camps to carry out mass vasectomy or tubectomy and authorities in several states and have also offered incentives for couples volunteering for sterilization.

By Rehema Juma.

Source: BBC News

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