Nine women die after surgery in two Rajasthan towns in one week
Nine women have died following surgeries at government hospitals in Rajasthan, India, over the course of one week. The state government has launched an investigation into the incidents, citing various medical complications while reviewing hospital protocols and infection control measures.
Why it matters
These deaths have sparked significant public concern regarding the quality of healthcare infrastructure and medical oversight in rural government facilities.
Nine women have died at two government hospitals in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara and Banswara cities after undergoing caesarean section and other gynological surgeries during the last one week. The State government has ordered an inquiry by the teams of medical experts in both the incidents of maternal deaths.
Five deaths were reported at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara, where an operation theatre has been closed following the recovery of an “unsatisfactory” micro-biological sample. In Banswara, four females, including a minor, died between July 7 and 10 after their surgeries in the obstetrics and gynecology department.
Medical and Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said here on Saturday that while expert teams had been deployed in both the cities, a meeting with gynecology experts will be held on Monday to review the cases and discuss corrective measures.
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