President
: Dr. Kunal Saha,Columbus, Ohio, USA
Contact: 001-614-893-6772(Tel); Email:anku1@earthlink.net
Kolkata Office at (M-F 12-4 PM; Sat: 12-2 PM): 2A, Rakhal Mukherjee Road (3rd Floor), Opposite Bhawanipore Post Office, Kolkata 700025; Tel:9831783120/9831570653
Justice Mr. G.S. Sistani at the Delhi High Court today(August 19, 2008)has sent the writ petition against defective HIV kits to a Division Bench because it involves a much larger public interest. Justice Mr. Sistani also said that citizens of India must be protected against AIDS. This writ petition was filed by PBT president Dr. Kunal Saha against NACO director Ms. K. Sujata Rao for deliberate suppression of information about defective HIV kits during the NACP-2. Contact attorney Mr. Venkataraman for more information (Tel: 9910090030)
Join Us at Rotary Sadan on August 19 (Tuesday)
SPEAKER: Dr. C.M. Gulhati (Delhi), Editor, MIMS
August 19 (Tuesday): Seminar on "Doctors and Medical Negligence" at Rotary Sadan (next to Neheru Children's Museam) at 5 PM
August 20 (Wednesday)Candle-light silent vigil at 6 PM (behind Salt Lake Stadium); Bring picture of your loved ones who has fallen victim to negligence
Contact: Malay Ganguly (9831783120); Mihir Banerjee (9433385520); Dr. D.P. Mallick (9830510911)
SHAME ON "Anandabazar" Patrika: Dr. Sukumar Mukherjee, A "criminally" convicted doctor and presently "criminally" indicted at the Supreme Court is giving advise to take "vitamins"-
SHAME ON YOU "Anandabazar" Patrika
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BATTLES WE ARE FIGHTING NOW:
IMA WANTS "NON-BAILABLE WARRANTS": AND three and half years of imprisonment for any friends/family of a victim of medical negligence accused of assault on doctors/nurses
DOCTORS' STRIKE: While we support junior doctors' demand for higher pay, they cannot hold defenseless patients hostage through "strike". Doctors' strike is illegal. A PIL is pending at the SC (WP Civil No. 316/2006)against "doctors' strike"
FAULTY HIV KITS (Monozyme): A new Writ Petition filed at Delhi High Court against NACO director, Sujata Rao
ANURADHA CASE DELAY AT SC: Mass signature campaign across India and abroad
WB MEDICAL COUNCIL DOES NOT CARE FOR RTI ACT,2005: WBMC is refusing to provide information about complaints against the errant doctors on the ground of "privacy"
NO PUNISHMENT FOR THE KILLER DOCS OF KUNTAL CHOWDHURY: A victim of flagrant negligence at Woodlands Nursing Home
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of innocent people being infected with HIV/AIDS through
contaminated blood from hospitals and blood banks appear
almost on a daily basis in India. Although the Monozyme
HIV “kit” scandal made headlines in West Bengal
in October, 2006, it was soon brushed aside through evil
influences from our political and medical leaders. PBT
is now taking on the Indian corrupt leaders including
the devious National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)
and the manufacturer of bogus HIV testing kits like Monozyme
India Ltd. ....
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VICTIMS OF
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE:
Make immediate written request for complete Medical Records citing Section 1.3.2 of MCI "Code of Ethics & Regulations". All hospitals/nursing homes must honour the request WITHIN 72 HOURS. Contact PBT for help.
See also 'Useful Info" link on this page
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Read
ANTERLINA, Bengali magazine, PBT ANNEVERSARY ISSUE
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ANURADHA SAHA DEATH CASE |
The final chapter of the Anuradha Saha death case will be written
soon as all three cases (criminal case against Dr. Sukumar
Mukherjee, Dr. Baidyanath Halder and Dr. Abani Roychowdhury, the "compensation"
case for Rs. 143 crore against the same doctors (plus Dr. Balaram Prasad
and Dr. Kausik Nandy and the AMRI hospital) and a "Contempt" petition against the West
Bengal Medical Council President, Dr. Ashok Chowdhury ‘
’ - are all pending before the Supreme Court for final
adjudication.
Another historic PIL (WP Civil No.316 of 2006)
against "doctors' strike" ", will soon come up
in the Supreme Court.
OUR RECENT BATTLES AGAINST "MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE"
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1) West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) was forced by PBT to provide
(under RTI Act) information - only ONE DOCTOR lost his/her license for medical
negligence in the past TEN YEARS out of a total of 401 complaints; 2)Recent death of a young engineer, Kuntal Chowdhury, from gross medical negligence (wrong injection in the spine)at the Woodlands Hospital,PBT has demanded that the license of the errant doctors must be immediately suspended. PBT president, Dr. Kunal Saha, sent memorandum to the Health Minister/Chief Minister/Human Rights Commission with evidence of an identical case in England where the doctor was immediately suspended and imprisoned for 8 months (British Med. J. 2003, Vol. 327, p. 697); 3) PBT has demanded an honest and expedited investigation of the death of a young house-wife, Shilpi Bangal, at the Medical College Hospital who died from blatant medical negligence from a drug allergy (SJS-TEN); 4) In a remarkable order for information under the RTI Act in the case of Mihir Banerjee vs. WBMC, the West Bengal Information Commission (WBIC) has ordered the medical council to provide all information about their investigation of complaint against the errant doctor within 2 weeks and observed that the WBMC has "shown a lackadiasical attitude maintaining that the process of reinvestigation is still going on". The WBMC has not yet provided any information to Mr. Banerjee.
At this point of time, we may not be able to
provide direct financial support to any victims of malpractice. However,
in the future when our financial status would permit, we will try to
help financially those victims of malpractice who otherwise may not
be able to afford to find justice. Service for the society by any member
of PBT will never be a "work for gain" and as such, any contribution
(financial or otherwise) to the society will be exclusively "charitable".
The total income properties of the Society through its members or any
other sources shall be used solely towards the promotion of the objectives
of the Society and no portion thereof shall be paid to or divided amongst
any of its members by the way of profit. As a "not for profit"
organization, we hope to obtain exemption for taxes for any contribution
made to the Society. A detail annual budget of the Society will be published
and made available as "Public Information".
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the President : Dr. Kunal Saha
'The sinister medical lobby of India wants us to stop this fight against
"malpractice". They also do not want that the victims of "malpractice"
get the courage and start searching for justice because they want to maintain
their 'untouchable" status under the umbrella of a corrupt medical
council and an inept health department. There are many good and honest
doctors across India. Unfortunately, the incompetent and corrupt medicos
have become the medical leaders with the support from the immoral political
parties. The West Bengal Medical Council has been in operation in violation
of the law with the support of the devious healthcare leaders. The PBT
will continue fighting these evil forces until we win this battle against
the social injustice of "medical malpractice”. I urge all conscientious
citizens to come forward and join us to make our hands stronger in this
battle for humanity".
--Dr. Kunal Saha, President, PBT |
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