Darul Sehat hospital management manhandles ARY News team for raising Nishwa’s issue

KARACHI: Officials of Darul Sehat hospital management on Wednesday manhandled ARY News team members and threatened them for raising the issue of administration of wrong injection to Nishwa, ARY News reported.

They also hurled verbal abuses at the news channel staff.

The hospital management also interfered in police investigation. Police have arrested three employees of the hospital.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the report of Sindh Health Care Commission, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here on Wednesday directed to seal Darul Sehat Hospital over negligence, violation of rules and administering wrong injection to nine-month-old Nishwa.

The commission in its report had recommended a monetary penalty of Rs. 500,000 on Dar ul Sehat Hospital and ordered the medical facility to sack the ‘untrained’ staff in wake of mistreatment and resultant death of toddler girl Nishwa.

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Talking to journalists, Syed Murad Ali Shah said: “I have directed Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho to seal Darul Sehat Hospital.”

The chief minister said that most of the staff at the hospital was untrained and added that no hospital could be run by two people.

Heavy contingents of police arrived at Dar ul Sehat hospital following the announcement by the chief minister.