Kin of Andhra woman who dies at govt health centre stage protest

Srikakulam ( Andhra Pradesh ): Relatives of a 30-year-old woman who died on Thursday at government-run community health centre here in Palasa town, staged an agitation at the facility alleging negligence by the duty doctor.

The woman identified as K Punyavati and hailing from Gokannapalli village was admitted to the health centre on Thursday afternoon and passed away later.

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Relatives of the woman and locals alleged negligence by the doctor and claimed that the doctor runs a private clinic nearby Tekkali town and neglects his duties at the government health centre.

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Meanwhile, Hospital sources said that the duty doctor D Lakshmana Rao was unavailable as there was a strike. (ANI)

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