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Medical waste: A pollution crisis no-one talks about

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Because of pollution, 350 hospitals and clinics in Goa face closure. This is not because of air pollution, however.  It is because of a different pollutant entirely: medical waste. The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued show cause notices to the facilities in question because of their failure to “[apply] for authorisation and […]

Hospital backup system failures causing deaths

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In an incident reminiscent of the tragedy that occurred at Gorakhpur in August 2017, three patients have died at the Government Rajaji Medical College and Hospital (GRH) due to power failures. All three patients died within an hour in the Madurai government hospital trauma care centre during a power outage. Hospital authorities have insisted that […]

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