- PCPNDT committee ignored
Wardha. The functioning of the health department has come under suspicion after the illegal abortion case came to light in Arvi’s Kadam Hospital, on the other hand, there is serious information about the lack of regular check-up of all sonography and abortion centers in the district, for this, the health administration cites the corona crisis. Not only this, the matter of not having sufficient records with the District Surgeon’s office in this regard has come to the fore in the inspection of Dr. Asha Mirge, member of the Maharashtra State PCPNDD Committee.
There are 34 private and 11 government centers in the district
After the abortion episode of Arvi, there is a stir in the medical field, new revelations are being made in the case every day. The role of the doctor’s office has come under doubt. Recently, Dr. Asha Mirge, a non-official member of the PCPNDT State Committee, had reached the district, asking for some records from the local committee. There are 34 private abortion centers and 11 government centers, similarly there are 4 government and 60 private sonography centers.
Regular check-up of all centers is necessary after every 3 months
Under the Anti-Abortion Diagnostics Act, it is the duty of the committee prepared for the urban and rural level that after every three months, all the centers should be regularly checked whether pregnancy diagnosis is being done at these centers or not. It is necessary to know about the registration of all the centers including the examination of the records and the registration of the medicine used, whereas in the district for the last two years most of the centers have not been investigated, as a result, the health administration has a solid record in this regard. Dr. Asha Mirge herself had clarified about the non-availability.
Working of committee only on documents
It is worth mentioning that the District Magistrate has been appointed as the President, Surgeon and Nodal Officer of the PCPNDT committee.
Corona crisis is being cited
On taking information in this regard, for the last one and a half years, the health administration did not investigate most of the sonography and abortion centers in the district, due to the Corona crisis, the centers are being cited for not checking.
central private government in the district
Abortion Center 34 11
Sonography Center 60 04
Total : 94 15