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- A family claimed that staff at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital rejected a potential blood donor because he belonged to a different caste than the patient.
- Hospital administration denied this accusation, stating the donors were rejected due to their medical conditions.
- Officials maintained that medical suitability, not caste, determines donor eligibility.
- The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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Baijnath Vaishya
uncle of the girl patient
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“When we took him to the blood bank, the doctor there asked him where he had come from and said that ‘you are a Pandey and she [the patient] is a Vaishya, it won’t work’. He asked us to bring a relative or someone from our own caste or get a written permission from our doctor”
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…patient, said that he had called a friend of his, Jitendra Pandey, to donate the blood after the doctors refused to take blood from a family member who is under 17 years of age. The patient hails from Sidhi district. “ When we took him to the blood bank, the doctor there asked him where he had come from and said that ‘you are a Pandey and she [the patient] is a Vaishya, it won’t work’. He asked us to bring a relative or someone from our own caste or get a written permission from our doctor ,” Mr. Vaishya said. He further alleged that the doctor treating his niece had earlier said that they could give blood of any group to the blood bank and get the matching blood for the patient. “But when we went to him…
Lokesh Tripathi
blood bank in-charge at the medical college
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“When I enquired about it and found out that two people had come with the family. One of them was a high risk behaviour; I will not disclose it due to rules. The other person was a hernia patient so the doctor on duty said that he could donate if he was not planning on getting his hernia operated”
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…matter. Dr. Lokesh Tripathi, blood bank in-charge at the medical college, who conducted the inquiry, said that caste is never brought up at a blood bank. “This is a very serious matter which has come to my attention. When I enquired about it and found out that two people had come with the family. One of them was a high risk behaviour; I will not disclose it due to rules. The other person was a hernia patient so the doctor on duty said that he could donate if he was not planning on getting his hernia operated ,” Dr. Tripathi said in a video statement. “Our doctors also counselled them that they should bring someone from their family or someone whose activities they were aware of. The blood bank is the only place where caste…
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Named India · Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital · Shyam Shah Medical College · Baijnath Vaishya · Jitendra Pandey · Lokesh Tripathi · Priyank Sharma · Virendra Singh Vaishya
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