Uddhav Thackeray has slammed the state authorities over the poor healthcare system. File pic

It looks as if the Shiv Sena UBT has determined to entice the state authorities over healthcare points, primarily in Mumbai. Party chief Uddhav Thackeray ordered get together employees to conduct an audit of the healthcare system of the town.

Recently, Maharashtra witnessed serial deaths in government-run hospitals all around the state. Following the incidents, Thackeray held a press convention and slammed the state authorities over the poor healthcare system. In a current assembly with former corporators, Thackeray requested get together employees to conduct an audit of the civic-run healthcare system in Mumbai, primarily dispensaries and well being posts.

Pravin Padwal, former corporator of the Sewri and Cotton Green areas, confirmed the event saying an audit of the civic healthcare system had been ordered by Thackeray. “We have started visiting dispensaries and found some lapses including a shortage of trained staff, equipment and some medicines. We are going to meet senior BMC officials to resolve these issues,” Padwal mentioned.

Padwal additional claimed that this isn’t a political challenge as it’s associated to public well being. “During the pandemic, Mumbai’s healthcare system was excellent. But now there are some lapses and we are working on them. Corporators are the backbone. As there are no corporators, there are some issues at the root level of services,” he added.

Former corporator from Dahisar, Sujata Patekar mentioned, “The party chief has asked us to conduct a visit of the healthcare system as he is very conscious about it. As seen during the pandemic, I’m going to visit some health posts in my ward. This is not a political issue and we are not doing this for politics. This is our duty as public representatives.” Patekar added that any lapses discovered through the go to will probably be labored on. mid-day has reported that there’s a scarcity of TB drugs within the civic-run TB hospital and likewise on the delay in procuring a CT scan machine at Nair hospital.