Mismanagement of non-Covid-19 patients at Chattogram Medical College Hospital
A hapless Moriom Akhter sits on a road divider in front of the hospital, clutching onto her 10-month-old daughter Rafa. Moriom has already lost two children to liver complications, and she is worried that she’s about to lose her youngest the same way, as CMCH denied to admit the infant. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Amid the pandemic crisis, mismanagement of non-Covid-19 patients at Chattogram Medical College Hospital has reached a whole new level in the last few weeks, according to many who brought patients to the hospital. During a two-hour visit to the premises on Sunday, our photographer found attendants struggling with their patients.
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Didar carries his injured father Ramjan Ali inside the hospital, failing to find a gurney or wheelchair on the premises. They came all the way from Fatikchhari, only to face more trouble at the hospital. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Md Yusuf from the port city’s Sagarika area faced the same issue, even after his family completed all formalities for admission at the hospital. They gave up after trying for an hour to find a wheelchair, and decided to take the injured patient to a private hospital instead. Photo: Rajib Raihan
Family members of Md Saber, who suffered a stroke and was brought in from Cox’s Bazar, said they wandered for hours from ward to ward as no one gave them the correct information for admission. Photo: Rajib Raihan
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