Padma Ranganathan, a 100-year-old woman who can바카라t walk due to her age and physical disability lives in N Block in Saket, a posh colony in South Delhi.
Ranganathan바카라s daughter, Dr Reena Ramachandran, has been requesting the hospital staff to vaccinate her mother at home as she is not only a centenarian but paraplegic too.
Padma Ranganathan, a 100-year-old woman who can바카라t walk due to her age and physical disability lives in N Block in Saket, a posh colony in South Delhi.
Just about a few hundred meters away from her house is Max Super Speciality Hospital where vaccination drive is going on in full swing.
Ranganathan바카라s daughter, Dr Reena Ramachandran, has been requesting the hospital staff to vaccinate her mother at home as she is not only a centenarian but paraplegic too.
바카라The hospital staffs are nice and courteous but they say that the state government norm doesn바카라t allow them to vaccinate anyone at home,바카라 Dr Ramachandran said.
She adds, 바카라Even if somehow we manage to take her to the hospital in an ambulance, there is a high probability that she can pick the infection. It is life-threatening for her.바카라
Outlook spoke to many hospitals who said that their hands are tied up because the Union Health Ministry바카라s circular doesn바카라t allow them to conduct door-to-door vaccination.
바카라Even the state governments cannot do anything if the Centre바카라s Circular doesn바카라t allow home vaccination. The Union Health Ministry needs to bring changes in its policy,바카라 a doctor from a private hospital, which is part of the ongoing vaccination drive, said.
Dr Satendra Singh, Organisational Head, Doctors with Disabilities: Agents of Change, a pan-India organisation of health professionals with disabilities, blames both the Centre and the state government for not relaxing norms for home vaccination for the disabled or those who are vulnerable to infection.
Dr Singh has sent an e-mailed to the Health Minister and Social Welfare Minister of Delhi to vaccinate elderly and disabled persons at home by launching a door-to-door vaccination drive.
바카라Following media outrage and subsequent suo moto cognisance of those published media reports, Delhi Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, directed Divisional commissioner to set up dedicated COVID Vaccination Centres for persons with disabilities in all eleven revenue districts.바카라 Dr Singh wrote in an email.
바카라Unfortunately, there is no clarity, with some recommending vaccination for those aged 45 and above and others stating that those aged 18 and up will be addressed later,바카라 he added.
The Union Health Ministry asked the States/UTs on May 27, 2021, to follow its guidelines for Near to Home COVID Vaccination Centres (NHCVC) for Elderly & Disabled people. The guidelines aim to promote the community-based approach in non-health facility-based settings and which are nearer to home, for instance, a community centre, RWA centre/office, panchayat ghar, school buildings, old age homes, etc.
Dr Singh says the guidelines are still too ambitious and many people with severe disabilities or the elderly may still be unable to access these services outside of their homes, and they must not be forgotten.
He argues that rule 19(2) of the Delhi Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2018 requires the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi to develop schemes to assist persons with benchmark disabilities with High Support Needs (HSN).
Dr Singh also wrote, 바카라Gender dysphoria in public places, lack of government identification cards, historical abuse in medical establishments, poor internet access, misinformation, and stigma are the key factors disproportionately affecting their health care as well as vaccine acceptance.바카라
바카라Rather than reducing existing disparities, we are creating new disparities by digital divide and emphasis on CoWIN App/website. Both Assam and West Bengal have initiated priority vaccination drive for transgender people,바카라 Dr Singh added reiterating his demand to launch a door-to-door vaccine drive for the marginalized population.