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Ailing medical system

Sir, — Certainly, it is the Government's duty to protect patients from unethical and unprofessional practices by doctors. While medical malpractices are common in private hospitals, the corruption prevailing in Government hospitals is unbelievably high; patients who do not pay the doctors are refused admission, surgery and sometimes are even allowed to die. The problem is complex. Money hungry doctors, uneducated and ill-informed patients, the "soft" attitude of the anti-corruption department towards the Government doctors and the lack of will on the part of the Medical Council to punish the erring doctors compound the problem. If the medical care system is streamlined as in the U.K. and the U.S., then the patients can be saved from this situation.

Benjamin Victor,
Ranipet, T.N.

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