A special bench of Justices Mr. C.K. Prasad and Mr. V. Gopala Gowda in Supreme Court today rejected plea by AMRI Hospital who had sought 1 year extra time to pay the highest-ever compensation of more than Rs. 11.5 crore for the wrongful death of Anuradha Saha who died from gross medical negligence by three …
Month: January 2014
In a shocking display of evil power of political influence and wealth, Dr. C.V. Bhirmanandam, MCI Vice-president and a well-known backer of disgraced ex-MCI chief Dr. Ketan Desai, threatened a young woman who was working as the coordinator of the newly opened PBT branch in Chennai forcing the volunteer to quit PBT out of fear …
While Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) leaders including Dr. Devi Shetty who is also the chairman of Narayana Health (a hospital chain) have started criticizing the historic Supreme Court judgment in Anuradha Saha death case and clamoring in demand of a “cap” (limited amount of compensation) to protect …
PBT has obtained documents showing that Indian Medical Association (IMA) moved an application with World Medical Association (WMA) claiming that disgraced ex-MCI chief, Dr. Ketan Desai, should be reinstated as WMA president because all charges against him have been dropped by the Indian authority. Dr. Desai had plundered medical education and healthcare delivery system as …
In yet another despicable display of evidence of corruption in Indian healthcare system, PBT obtained document (under RTI Act) showing that the newly elected MCI Vice-president, Dr. Bhirmanandam, was previously found guilty for unethical act to help a top political leader in Tamil Nadu. According to the information obtained from state health department, Dr. …
PBT president, Dr. Kunal Saha, met Delhi health minister of AAP party, Mr. Satyendra Kumar Jain, yesterday urging him to take action against the pervasive corruption in Medical Council of India (MCI) and Delhi State Medical Council (DMC) to improve healthcare delivery system and to prevent pervasive medical negligence. After the meeting with the health …
After Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad, PBT is set to open a new support center for ordinary people and victims of medical negligence in Ahmedabad. PBT president Dr. Kunal Saha will host a seminar at conference center of Pride Hotel at 3 PM on Saturday, January 4, 2013 where the latest PBT branch will be inaugurated. …
