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TMC's Mahua Moitra v/s NRI doctors: Thin-skinned politician insults doctors

TMC's Mahua Moitra v/s NRI doctors: Thin-skinned politician insults doctors
Written by Shalini Ojha
May 04, 2020, 07:20 pm 3 min read
TMC's Mahua Moitra v/s NRI doctors: Thin-skinned politician insults doctors

Mahua Moitra, one of the strongest voices All India Trinamool Congress has, is receiving criticism for insulting the NRI doctors. They had raised an issue about less coronavirus testing in West Bengal and ambiguous reports about deaths. Without an iota of introspection, Moitra had asked the doctors to concentrate on the countries they currently live in. Her hollow response was rightfully slammed.

Context
Medical professionals told they were concerned about Bengal

Last month, a group of non-resident doctors wrote to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing concern. Addressing themselves as Bengali physicians, health scientists, and healthcare providers, they said, "There are two specific issues that are most disturbing to us: 1) the gross under-testing in West Bengal, and 2) the misreporting of data on the cause of death in COVID-19 patients."

Testing
Testing is an area where Bengal should focus, they said

Referring to a Reuters report, they pointed out Bengal can easily conduct 1,000 tests/day but it had tested 33.7/million, lower than the national average of 156.9/million. "The number of truly affected cases depends on the extent of testing, the accuracy of test results and, in particular, the frequency and scale of testing of asymptomatic cases who may have been exposed," the letter said.

Quote
The doctors highlighted consequences of not testing enough

"The gross underestimation in a number of truly affected cases may have potentially dangerous consequences, specifically in 1) not being prepared with adequate healthcare capacity to handle the pandemic burden, and 2) failing to arrest the spread of the infection by asymptomatic cases," they said.

Deaths
Under-reporting of deaths also concerned them

On under-reporting of deaths, the doctors said only a state-appointed committee should declare whether a patient has died of COVID-19 or not. "In the face of a pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) and Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines instruct hospital staff, medical examiners, and other health officials to report the primary and underlying causes of death in the death certificate," they added.

Aftermath
Slamming doctors, Moitra said they should work in "adopted countries"

The signatories have deep ties with Bengal, they were born and raised there. But disregarding their concerns, Moitra slammed them asking to concentrate on countries where they serve. Asserting that 11 of the 14 NRIs stay in the US, UK, and Germany, she said they chose to live and pay taxes elsewhere. She asked them to get to work in their "adopted countries".

Twitter Post
It's much easier to become heroes here: Moitra

Q: Ques for NRI docs
Yr adopted home UK US have worst stats worst handling of COVID despite devlpd econ
Poor govt comm, no PPE supplies, health staff at risk
Why not write such letters to UK Health Secy/Trump/ state governors?
A: Much easier to become heroes here, right?

— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) April 25, 2020
Reason
Moitra's take on the matter upset top voices in Bengal

Moitra, who herself worked as an investment banker in JPMorgan Chase in London, was berated for her stand on the suggestions given by NRI doctors. 75 luminaries like filmmakers Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Tarun Majumder, Kamaleswar Mukhopadhyay, and Suman Mukhopadhyay, artist Wasim Kapoor, actor Sabyasachi Chakraborty, music composer Debajyoti Misra, professor Ambikesh Mahapatra, and educationist Pabitra Sarkar reminded her raising questions was important for democracy.

Question
Moitra's opinion might prove costly for the state: Letter

In a letter, they said Moitra's response might stop experts from giving honest opinions. Referring to her speech in Lok Sabha where she called for seeking answers from Centre, they added, "Why then, raising public health concerns about the state is equated to criticizing West Bengal? Or is she trying to imply that their non-resident status precludes these scientists from questioning things at home?"

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A mathematics graduate, I handle the national desk. Always looking for items to read, I started off as an entertainment beat writer and made the switch three years into my career. My talents include breaking news and being on top of trending topics.
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