DGHS, health dept under lens after ACB’s fire report
Hindustan TimesA day after an Anti-Corruption Branch investigation showed that the devastating fire at the Vivek Vihar neo-natal hospital could have been averted, the focus has now shifted on findings of the report that has pointed out official apathy and alleged collusion between owners of nursing homes and officials from the health department and the directorate general of health services. According to the report, many nursing homes had not been inspected since 2020-21, and the chief district medical officers kept the license applications “pending” for over six months to a year. DGHS issues licence to nursing homes and hospitals after receiving a clearance from the fire department, Delhi Pollution Control Committee, and CDMOs who conduct inspections. In the report, ACB has mentioned that the department of health services officials had a “nexus” with doctors at these nursing homes.
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