Sir— This refers to the editorial, “Cure medical mentality” (November 22). We know how poor children were made to work as chimney sweepers in the UK after the industrial revolution. It bears testimony to the fate of the poor when a State leaves the general people to the mercy of the market players.
Similarly, when Gurugram’s Fortis Memorial Hospital charged a seven-year-old girl Adya Singh’s parents Rs 18 lakh for 15 days of treatment, and that too after her death, it clearly shows the results of allowing profiteers to hijack the health sector without any control. Lack of Government’s participation, involvement and control in the health sector is responsible for what is happening in Gurugram and in many other hospitals in our country.