Woman Disabled After Sterilisation Awaits Justice

November 16, 2015 | By:
Video Volunteers (VV) runs India's only reporting network that's focused exclusively on providing broad coverage from the poorest, most media-dark districts in India. We currently have 206 individuals trained across India's most diverse and marginalised communities, who all earn a living as a VV Community Correspondent (CC). Our goal is to grow our network to ensure India's poorest and most…

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In 2011, Kanku Bai a woman from Rajasmand District of Rajasthan underwent sterilisation. Soon after the procedure, she started facing complications. Despite approaching local health facilities her condition did not improve. Over four years, her conditioned worsened. Today, she can neither walk, move her arms or speak. Her husband has left her and today, her mother in law and daughter take care of her.

Please call the medical officer of the Delwada Primary Health Centre on 02953-289492 and urge him to provide compensation and medical care to Kanku Bai.

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