Hyderabad, May 31 -- The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has taken suo-motu cognisance of allegations of medical negligence leading to the amputation of the left upper limb of a premature infant at the Government Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Khammam.
According to an official statement, TGHRC Member (Judicial) Ms Shivadi Praveena took cognisance of a news report published in Andhra Jyothi Telugu daily on May 31 under the caption ("Because he was born premature... they turned him into a disabled person!")Observing that the allegations, if found true, raise serious concerns relating to the rights to life, health, dignity, and access to proper medical care for a newborn child, the Commission registered a suo-motu case in the ma...