CPI(M) forms human chain to protest against ‘privatisation’ of government hospitals
The CPI(M) organized a human chain in Mangaluru to protest the privatization of government hospitals and the involvement of private medical colleges in public healthcare. The party demanded infrastructure upgrades and the permanent status for long-term contract health workers.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing political debate regarding the balance between public healthcare access and private sector involvement in India.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), Mangaluru City Committee, formed a human chain in front of the Wenlock District Hospital on Monday, demanding that the government withdraw its decision to run government hospitals with the help of professionals from private medical colleges.
Other demands of the party included upgrading Wenlock Hospital into a super-speciality hospital, establishing units of Jayadeva Cardiology Hospital and Kidwai Cancer Hospital in Dakshina Kannada district, and regularisation of contract employees who have been serving in health centres in the city for many years.
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