25 Jan Indian Govt should pay for the treatment of
India trapped in China with Corona Virus
To Shri Narendra Modi ji
Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
Dear sir
Subject: Preeti
Maheshwari the first Indian victim of coronavirus in China needs ₹1 crore for
treatment. The Indian Government should pay
The family
of Indian national afflicted with the coronavirus pneumonia and battling for life
has reached out to India for financial help reports The Mint.
Unable to
fund ₹1 crore needed for Preeti Maheshwari’s treatment in China, her brother
Manish Thapa, an employee at Amazon, Bengaluru has reached out to the Indian
embassy in Beijing for financial help. He has also got in touch with a
healthcare crowd funding platform in India to arrange for her hospital
expenses.
Maheshwari,
a primary art school teacher at the International School of Science and
Technology, Shenzhen, is suffering from coronavirus pneumonia, type 1
respiratory failure, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and septic
shock. She is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit at Shekou
Hospital in Shenzhen, China, and is on external respiratory support,
ventilators, dialysis and blood purification process.
Currently
the treatment is costing 10 lakh Chinese Yuan which is Rs. 1 crore in Indian
currency.
The family
is also considering shifting her to India for further treatment if needed.
Comments:
In these situations, Indian Government should take the responsibilities of treatment of such
cases and get them treated in the country where they get infected. If the same
is not done Indians getting corona virus infection in China will supress their information
about fever and cough symptoms, take anti fever and anti cough medicines to dodge
the immigration. This will be much more costly to the country than to treat people
like Preeti.
An urgent
policy decision is needed in this regard. When the country can support all Indians to get
citizenship from neighbouring countries during hardship this policy will be a
goodwill policy for Indians trapped in china in need of treatment.
Recipient of four National Awards (Padma Shri, Vishwa
Hindi Samman, Dr B C Roy National Award and National Science Communication
Award)
President Confederation of Medical Associations of
Asia and Oceania
President Heart Care Foundation of India
Chairman HCFI Round Table on Health & wellness,
Building Consensus
Past National
President and Past Honorary Secretary General, Indian Medical Association
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