Karnataka govt fixes ICU, ward charges for COVID treatment in private hospitals
From centre to state and cities to towns, the shortage of oxygen, ICU beds and Remdesivir has sent a wave of panic and distress. People are running from pillar to post in attempts to procure an oxygen tank or vials of Remdesivir and even ICU beds when both attempts fail. As if that s not enough, there s another wave of shortage being reported in hospitals and a Bengaluru doctor has sounded the alarm so necessary preparations can be made.
The lack of preparation for the second deadly wave of COVID-19 resulted in high demand for Remdesivir and oxygen tanks. Hospitals have been overrun by patients seeking emergency medical treatment. As the pandemic continues and there s no relief in sight, hospitals are soon going to be in a spot with shortage of other crucial medicines and consumables. As it appears, no one has spotted the deficiency. Those who have aren t being heard enough.
A matter of life & breath
ByPragna L KrupaPragna L Krupa / Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Bengaluru’s daily demand for O2 is 2.5 lakh litres and supply just 1.5 lakh litres. O2 produced in state must redirected to Karanataka, instead of being sent to other states, say some
Subhasish Guha Roy knows it’s a choice between the devil and the deep blue sea. Roy is the Managing Director of Universal Gases, services nearly half of the oxygen demand in
Bengaluru. “The government should consider giving some
liquid oxygen from Ballari to us instead of sending everything to
Maharashtra as we are also going through a crisis. If we get at least 100 to 125 tonnes we will be able to manage the crisis, otherwise it will be very difficult for us. In its current state, the city requires about 200 tonnes of oxygen on a daily basis which might increase in the coming days,” he said as
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BENGALURU: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated Rs 2,23,846 crore in the Budget for health and wellbeing which is an increase of 137 per cent as compared to last year. Though this has brought cheer to the health sector, some experts said that the budget could have done more. Dr B S Ajaikumar, Executive Chairman, HCG, said, “India is in dire need of Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC), which was not well articulated in the finance minister’s budget today.
It is good that we are spending Rs 35,000 crore on the Covid vaccine. The overall spending should have been more because we started from a very low base post-Covid. The government spending only 1.5 per cent of the GDP on healthcare is insufficient. While it is good to focus on preventive healthcare and wellness clinics, the government’s intention on cooperating with the private sector is still unclear. A levy similar to education cess could have been created in healthcare to bring uniform