Hyderabad, Oct. 26 -- In an open letter to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha, women's rights and social activists from Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana on Monday, October 26, flagged the state of government hospitals in the state capital.

They also hoped for a law on the Right to Health in the state.

Signed by 100+ women, the letter says, "If such questions must be raised even regarding the capital city, one can hardly imagine that the situation in district headquarters or mandal-level hospitals is any better."

Adding that the signatories understand how overworked doctors and other medical staff of government hospitals are, it says, "Have you, or anyone close to you, ever visited a gov...