Dear Editor,
We know how poor children were made to work as chimney sweepers in the United Kingdom after the industrial revolution. It bears testimony to the fate of the poor when a State leaves the general people to the mercy of the market players.
Similarly, when Gurugram’s Fortis Memorial Hospital charged a seven-year-old girl Adya Singh’s parents Rs.18 lakh for her 15 days of treatment in the hospital and that too after her death, it clearly shows the results of allowing profiteers to hijack the health sector without any control. Lack of Government’s participation, involvement and control in the health sector is responsible for what is happening in Gurugram and also in many other hospitals in our country.
Sujit De,
Kolkata
