Health activists demand stringent action on death of two women in Kota

Health activists in Rajasthan on Friday (Might 8, 2026) demanded stringent action on the death of two women after caesarean deliveries at New Medical Faculty Hospital in Kota, saying the incident had uncovered “deep systemic failures” in the general public well being system associated to drug procurement, storage, high quality testing, monitoring and accountability mechanisms.

The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, drawing his consideration to the necessity to activate the drug security and hostile results monitoring system and pharmacovigilance items to make sure quick identification and action on hostile drug reactions.

Whereas two women died in the incident, a number of others have developed severe well being problems, together with kidney failure. A staff of 4 medical doctors from Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Authorities Hospital has reached Kota for monitoring the therapy of women, who have been admitted to the hospital’s nephrology ward.

About 50 public well being specialists, medical doctors, social activists, and representatives of numerous individuals’s organisations and networks from throughout the State signed the memorandum. They demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident and action in opposition to the responsible, saying the well being problems among the many women may need arisen after being given contaminated or incorrect medication and fluids.

JSA coordinator Chhaya Pachauli stated legal circumstances ought to be registered in opposition to the accountable officers, drug provider firms and high quality testing businesses, and strict authorized and punitive action ought to be ensured. “The State authorities ought to present compensation of ₹1 crore together with social safety help to the following of kin of the deceased and a minimum of ₹50 lakh every to noticeably affected women,” she stated.

The signatories to the memorandum included Sawai Singh of Rajasthan Samagra Seva Sangh, Nesar Ahmad of Funds Evaluation & Analysis Centre, Pavitra Mohan of Primary Health Providers, Satyadev Bareth of Oran Basis, and Satish Kumar of the Centre for Dalit Rights.