The Madhya Pradesh Well being Division has ordered a excessive‑stage investigation and issued a present‑trigger discover to a personal hospital in Indore following the loss of life of a 62‑yr‑previous girl from Ujjain who examined optimistic for H1N1 (swine flu).
The girl, a Ujjain resident, was present process therapy on the non-public facility. In opposition to the recommendation of docs, she was discharged on August 18 and returned to her house in Ujjain, the place she died the following day, August 19.
Indore Chief Medical and Well being Officer (CMHO) Madhav Prasad Hasani, via a discover on Thursday, clarified the sequence of occasions after stories of the loss of life appeared in newspapers.
He stated: “The factual place is {that a} 60‑yr‑previous girl resident of Ujjain was below therapy at a hospital in Indore. On 18 August 2026 she left the hospital and returned to her house in Ujjain. On 19 August 2026, she died at her residence.”
The notice additional clarified that the hospital had not knowledgeable the Well being Division in regards to the case. Performing promptly, Hasani issued a present‑trigger discover to the hospital and constituted a 3‑member investigation crew comprising Abhishek Nigam, Anshul Mishra and Virendra Rajgeer. The crew has been directed to look at the matter completely and submit a report in order that the precise information could be positioned on report.
Earlier, media stories had said that the girl, who examined optimistic for H1N1 (swine flu), was discharged in opposition to medical recommendation and later died at house.
The Well being Division emphasised that H1N1 is a notifiable illness and personal hospitals are obligation‑certain to report such circumstances below the Built-in Illness Surveillance Programme (IDSP). Failure to take action has additionally led to the current motion below the Nursing Residence Act.
Hasani famous that the monsoon months of June, July and August, with rising humidity, typically witness a rise in viral infections, making well timed reporting and surveillance crucial for public well being.
The investigation crew’s findings will decide any additional motion in opposition to the hospital. Well being authorities proceed to watch the scenario carefully.
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