In Karnataka, a worrying mismatch in drug test results
Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on December 7, 2024 interacts with the family of a woman who died recently at the district hospital in Ballari.
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The recent deaths of five women following caesarean section deliveries at the district hospital in Ballari have raised concerns about not just the quality of maternal care in the north Karnataka district, but also public healthcare in general.Of the 34 women who delivered through C-section between November 9 and November 11 at the Ballari hospital, seven developed complications such as acute kidney injury and multi-organ dysfunction. Five of them are dead, though none of them had high-risk pregnancies. An expert committee from the R...