Govt Orders Inquiry Into The Deaths Of 11 Women In India

Health officials in Chhattisgarh where the deaths occurred have however denied any responsibility for the deaths.

Reports also indicate that the State Chief Minister Raman Singh suspended four senior health officials over the incident.

Mr Singh also said that the initial evidence suggested that the deaths were caused by medical negligence.

"A detailed inquiry will be conducted into it keeping in view all the angles, including the quality of the medicines at the camp, standard of the surgery, post-operative measures and others," Singh added

A complaint has also been filed to the police against the surgeon who allegedly performed the operations.

Some conflicting reports also suggested that medics were under pressure from the authorities to perform too much sterilization surgery in too little time.

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

About 50 others are in hospital and at least 20 are in a critical condition following the tubectomy operations.

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

By Rehema Juma

Source: BBC