Improve Medical facilities in Goa:HC

PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa has stated that the authorities have to take appropriate steps, which are necessary, to improve the medical facilities in Goa.


The Court has granted time till November 23 to the state government to look into the problems in the public health system in Goa, which have been pointed out by the petitioner, an aggrieved father, who had approached the Court with a request to look into a medical scam that is allegedly going on at "commercialized" private hospitals in Goa, who abuse patients, thereby violating professional ethics.

Petitioner Prakash Sardessai submitted to the Division bench of Justice RMS Khandeparkar and Justice RS Mohite that the primary heath centers are defunct as they lack equipments and the few doctors here are acting as agents to transfer the patients to the private hospitals.

On hearing this submission, the Court made a verbal observation to the Advocate General Subodh Kantak that unless the state looks after the health of the people of Goa, political health is ought to get deteriorated.

Further, the Court wanted to know whether the state is looking into the aspect of cleanliness in Goa Medical College, to which AG submitted that they are looking into the aspect of cleanliness and hygiene in the public health centers.