Raisuan: Even as healthcare services are out of reach in remote tribal pockets in Keonjhar district, a tribal woman died after a faulty tubectomy at Kamardihi. Now, her four children are left helpless.
The deceased was identified as Damani Munda, wife of Das Munda.
According to sources, an ASHA had convinced eight women the village to go for tubectomy in March this year. All had undergone the surgery. But the condition of Damani grew critical and she was shifted to the district headquarters hospital.
However, after two days of treatment, she was sent back home, said her husband Dasa.
Doctors had stated that she had an infection after the surgery. The woman died April 10.
The deceased has left behind four children, the youngest being only 11-month-old.
Their grandmother is their only support while their father is a daily wager and is unable to earn enough to feed them properly.
It is alleged that the death of the woman due to faulty tubectomy is being suppressed.
The CDMO said a report on the matter has being sought. Locals demanded immediate rehabilitation of the helpless kids and assistance to the bereaved family.
It is learnt that crores of rupees are being spent for birth control while poor women undergoing tubectomy are provided with various facilities, free medicine, treatment and financial help from the government. Sadly, this poor tribal woman was utterly neglected in terms on help and treatment.
Various quarters have decried the apathy of the health department to the poor woman, who died miserably.
