The Jharkhand high court on Friday pulled up Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, (Rims) Ranchi and the government for their failure to install a genome sequencing machine in the state-run hospital.
The court in a verbal observation said that the state-run hospital and the government will only wake up from their slumber when the people of the state reach the cremation ground.
The high court made the observation while hearing a public interest litigation that was filed after the court took suo motu cognisance over the lack of proper equipment in Rims. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan, was informed while hearing the petition that the machine has still not been purchased by the hospital.
The bench observed that if the machine will be purchased after Omicron has spread across the state. It further observed that why is it that the court has to prod the government to realize its responsibilities towards its own citizens.
A genome sequencing machine is supposed to help medical experts gauge the genetic strain of the pathogen, particularly identify the variant of Sars Cov-2 virus that is afflicting the people at the moment. The machine will also aid in the swift diagnosis of the patients’ ailment.
The court has ordered the government and the hospital to file their affidavits to apprise it of the status of their purchase of the machine.
The PIL was initiated by the high court 2020 when the country was hit with the first wave of the pandemic. The court had ordered Rims to gear up and procure necessary machines and equipment for treating patients amid the pandemic.
The court also expressed its annoyance over the fact that medicine stores in the hospital have not yet been made operational for the common people and patients are forced to buy medicines from outside.
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