Prisoners can expect to get a better meal with the government increasing the money spent from Rs 35 to Rs 40 per prisoner from October 1. Compare that to the Rs 22 per person per day at the Goa Medical College and Hospital.

The ad hoc committee on Health and Social Welfare came out heavily against the state of affairs at the GMC. The chairman of the committee stated it is totally dissatisfied with the standards and levels of cleanliness in the Goa Medical College.

The decision of Goa Medical College dean, Dr Viney N Jindal took most in the medical fraternity by surprise. The Navhind Times caught up with him on Monday evening to know the reasons behind his decision to seek voluntary retirement. Here are the excerpts of an interview with Dr Jindal.

What are the reasons for your sudden decision to seek voluntary retirement from service?

The Health Minister, Mr Vishwajit Rane has said the services of Dr V N Jindal, the dean of Goa Medical College, were needed to improve the healthcare system in the state and that he would not allow him to leave the job.

Health Minister Vishwajeet Rane has given 10 days time to top officials at the Goa Medical College and Hospital to try and overcome the shortcomings in the functioning of the hospital during a detailed meeting.  

With the issue of the suspension of the nurse in the thrash can, the Health Minister on Thursday took stock of the problems at the hospital in the meeting that lasted for nearly three hours. 

 Absence of staff in the radiology department and the large-scale use of torn bed sheets in the paediatric ward of the Goa Medical College on Tuesday invited the displeasure of the Health Minister, Mr Vishwajit Rane, during a visit to the apex medical centre. He also ordered the GMC authorities to suspend a ward sister from the paediatric department for torn linen as well as inadequate bed sheets.

The Goa State Pollution Control Board has issued show cause notices to Goa Medical College hospital and four other medical care institutions including public health centres and private hospitals for their failure to dispose the generated bio-medical waste in a proper scientific way.

The Goa Medical College (GMC) & Hospital at Bambolim is still grappling with the problem of biomedical waste and treatment even as it has made some improvements in the existing treatment facilities following a notice from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB).

Two Board officials, who inspected the hospital on June 9, found that plasma pyrolis plant was not in operation.