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Balangir: An HIV-positive pregnant woman was stripped of her bed at the headquarters hospital on Sunday

She was asked to lie down on the verandah of the hospital. hospital, where she also gave birth. 19659003] The incident appeared after the woman alleged the incident in front of the district chief doctor after giving birth to the girl on the veranda.

The sources said that the woman, who was originally from Chudapali District, was admitted to the headquarters hospital district here once she began to have labor pain on Sunday. However, the authorities in charge of motherhood did not badign her a bed after learning that she had been infected with HIV.

The woman was invited to stay on the veranda instead of a bed where she gave birth

"After reviewing my papers, staff members learned that I was infected with the HIV, after which they did not badign me any bed in the room, but they asked me to stay in the veranda. I had apathy and abuse of the doctors and nurses, "she said in her complaint.

The incident provoked strong reactions from activists as well as local residents. Rabi Sahu, a social activist, said it was unfortunate that an HIV-positive patient had received such treatment in a public hospital.

"The hospital authority must make a fair investigation of the incident and punish those found guilty,"

Balangir District Police Chief, Sugyanendra Mishra, ordered an investigation on this allegation.

"I ordered an investigation into the complaint, and harsh measures will be taken against these people.It was treated and misbehaved with the HIV-positive patient," he said.

The headquarters hospital has been repeatedly informed, but most of the time, for the wrong reasons.In February, the administration of the hospital fired when some children received saline solution exhaled by staff members.

Despite the mbadive AIDS awareness campaign undertaken to educate people about various aspects of the disease, the true picture remains different in this area. field.