New Delhi:Though the government is beating the drum of development, development is still out of reach in many parts of the country. Today, the true nature of health services in the country has been revealed yet again by a pregnant woman. A 21-year-old pregnant tribal woman walked seven kilometres from a village to the primary health centre (PHC).
But it was as if there were times waiting for him on the way. The woman died of a sunstroke while returning home in Palghar district from the hospital. According to Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjay Bodad of Palghar district, Sonali Waghat of Osar Veera village in Dahanu taluka walked 3.5 km in the middle of the scorching sun to reach a nearby hospital. From there, he took an auto-rickshaw to the Tawa PHC. The woman, who was in the ninth month of pregnancy, was treated at the PHC and sent home.
