Abodango Chahvan
Amravati District Representative
Dakhal News Bharat
Amravati :- The 22-day-old baby of a woman named Phulvanti Raju Dhikar from Simori village in Chikhaldara taluka was given 65 jabs due to stomach pain.
After this, the baby has been admitted to the District Women’s Hospital. The baby is admitted to the ICU here. He also has a serious illness. Along with that, since 65 jabs were given to the stomach, he may also get an infection. A heartbreaking incident has come to light that the relatives are not ready to stay in the hospital even when the baby is in such a serious health condition.
Although India and the world have made progress in various fields, the graph of superstition is rising in the tribal-dominated Melghat.
Crores of funds are spent on development works in the Melghat area every year. Similarly, a large number of mechanisms are active in this place to stop malnutrition. A large amount of funds are also spent in the name of public awareness, yet the superstitions of this place do not stop! “Such a serious situation is in the tribal-dominated Melghat.
Recently, a woman was accused of practicing witchcraft in Retyakheda. While this case was also famous in the whole of Maharashtra, after a month and a half, a 22-day-old baby was given 65 doses of vida oil due to superstition.
This serious incident has left many people in shock as it has come to light. The question is being raised as to when the superstitions in Melghat will stop.
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The baby is 22 days old and is admitted to the NICU at the District Women’s Hospital, Amravati. He is being treated there. The baby has lost 400 grams in weight. He was given stitches by his own relatives because his stomach was swollen. He is currently undergoing treatment, said Additional District Health Officer Praveen Parise while speaking…
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The health check-ups of this 22-day-old child have been done. He has a serious illness related to heart disease.
Along with this, there is a fear of infection since the stitches were given.Treatment is underway here.
But since the baby has a serious illness, it is necessary to shift him to Nagpur. However, his relatives are not ready to cooperate. They are insisting that we go back to the village, said Dr. Preeti Ingle, Pediatrician, District Women’s Hospital, Amravati (Dufferin).
