Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh State Convention on Right to Health

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A state convention on ‘Right to Health’ was held in Gass Memorial Raipur on 23rd March 2018. The program was organised under the umbrella of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) and saw participation from organisations working on health, Adivasi and Dalit sangathans, research organisations, legal-aid organisations, trade unions, patients’ rights groups and other community based organisations. Nearly 200 health activists, health workers, and Adivasi and Dalit community leaders from all over the state attended and shared their experiences on the problems being faced in using RSBY and MSBY health insurance and discussed concerns over state government’s plans for privatisation of hospitals and health services. The press note of this meeting is available here in English and Hindi.  

Bilaspur Sterilisation Tragedy: A stock taking report

Chhattisgarh, Gender and Health / By

On 8th November 2014 a government Laparascopic Tubal Ligation (LTT) sterilisation ‘camp’ held in a private abandoned hospital in Takhatpur block in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, led to the death of thirteen women while several other women experienced serious medical complications. One year after the tragedy groups working in Chhattisgarh on health, women and legal rights, take stock of the steps / action taken by the government to provide relief to all those affected, the findings and the performance of the Judicial Commission that was set up to inquire into the violations, and the current scenario of family planning services including sterilization and women’s reproductive rights in the state. Read the full report…

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