Notice over shifting of Odisha conjoined twins

| Updated: Mar 26, 2018, 04:03 IST
The petition claims that AIIMS, Bhubaneswar does not have the infrastructure required for the care and treatment of the twins - Jaga and Balia. (File Photo)The petition claims that AIIMS, Bhubaneswar does not have the infrastructure required for the care and treatme... Read More
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has issued notice to the Union health secretary and director of AIIMS, New Delhi over a petition that seeks to prevent the shifting of the conjoined twins from Odisha, who were separated after a surgery, from the premier medial institute here to its Bhubaneswar branch.

The petition claims that AIIMS, Bhubaneswar does not have the infrastructure required for the care and treatment of the twins - Jaga and Balia.


The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has now asked the health ministry and AIIMS to submit the facts and information on the action taken on the matter within 15 days. PTI



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