Jharkhand News: Missing dates on injection vial sparks controversy in Palamu
THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK Advertisement Advertisement Daltonganj, Feb 5: A controversy arose following a tubectomy procedure when a vial of injection…
Civil Surgeon Dr Anil Kumar (in hat) at the Primary Health Centre Harihurganj recently
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Daltonganj, Feb 5: A controversy arose following a tubectomy procedure when a vial of injection was found to lack crucial information, such as its manufacturing and expiry dates. The missing details became a focal point of concern.
Woman Refuses Injection Over Missing Information
On December 23, tubal sterilization (tubectomy) was performed on 32 women at the Primary Health Centre in Tarhassi. While 31 women received a safe and effective antibacterial injection, Ceftriaxone, one woman refused the injection, citing the absence of the manufacturing and expiry dates on the vial. Her refusal was not a mere oversight, but a necessary and valid concern.
In response to the issue, Civil Surgeon Dr. Anil Kumar conducted an investigation into the incident at the Tarhassi Health Centre, addressing the controversy that had emerged.
Civil Surgeon’s Response and Praise for Awareness
Speaking to this the Jharkhand Story, Civil Surgeon Dr Anil Kumar said, “31 women who were administered this antibiotic injection Ceftriaxone are doing fine. They are back to their family business.” These 31 women had no reservations with the vials of this injection, reiterated the Civil Surgeon.
Ceftriaxone is a universally accepted anti-bacterial injection given to women to prevent any infection of the reproductive organs. The Civil Surgeon then explained why one woman didn’t take the same antibiotic injection.
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“The vial of the injection that this woman was to be administered had neither the date of the manufacturing nor of the date of expiry of the antibiotic injection,” he said adding that these things must be there in every medicine be it in oral form or injectible.
“Such an aware woman is a matter of pride in health management. The woman was right in her own way. She proved herself to be a highly health conscious woman. We respect her for her awareness,” complimented the Civil Surgeon.
Investigation Underway
Again asked as to how that particular vial of the injection had no date of manufacturing and date of expiry to which the Civil Surgeon said, “This is what is being probed as to how information like date of manufacturing and date of expiry got so obliterated.”
He said the obliteration of this mandatory information may be accidental or deliberate but the point of relief is the content of the vial was genuine as 31 others had used it to find its medical benefits post-tubectomy procedure.
However, he emphasized very categorically that this particular vial of the injection was ‘one among the lot of the vials administered to other 31 women.’
The woman who had so declined to take the injection was provided with another antibiotic injection of the ‘same molecule’ which she happily accepted.
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Appeal for Support
Civil Surgeon Dr Anil Kumar has made a passionate appeal to citizens not to create such a scene which harms the interest and value of family planning.
He said “Women’s contribution to the family planning measures is overwhelming. Their confidence be not shattered. They be motivated and encouraged rather than raising such a noise over the efficacy of the injection.”
Winter is the month when tubectomy intervention gets a peak but such unsavoury scrutiny does serve no purpose, reminded the Civil Surgeon.
“We welcome valid complaints. It helps us to improve the healthcare. But such public audit puts our efforts in poor light,” he added.
