Hyderabad, Nov. 2 -- Several activists on Monday, November 2, held a protest at Niloufer Hospital, calling on health authorities to address corruption and deteriorating infrastructure at the state-run facility.

Progressive Youth League (PYL) and the Progressive Organisation of Women (POW) activists were among those present at the hospital, holding a banner with a list of their demands.

The protesters demanded an increase in hospital beds, free medicines and diagnostic tests, along with better accommodations, clean drinking water, and hygienic sanitation facilities for patients and their attendants. They urged authorities to stop staff from extorting money from patients and called for an annual probe into alleged illegal recruitment scam...