JNUSU demands ICU on-campus health centre

ABVP said that the health care center on campus requires a five-ICU bed. The demand comes in the wake of the death of a PhD student on March 21, who had earlier complained of chest pain.

JNUSU demands ICU on-campus health centre

RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has reached out to the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-chancellor demanding that the health centre on the campus needs to be upgraded. ABVP said that the health care center on campus requires a five-ICU bed. The demand comes in wake fo the death of a PhD student on March 21, who had earlier complained of chest pain.

The deceased student, who was a resident of the Tapti hostel, was enrolled at the Centre for Russian Studies. The students' body had claimed that he was not given timely treatment by the health center and there was also a delay in referring him to AIIMS.

The student body has also urged the university to undertake sanitisation (fogging and spraying) activities citing a rise in cases of dengue.

The JNU unit of ABVP also submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor on Wednesday seeking the resumption of services of specialist doctors, especially gynecologists and ophthalmologists. They further demanded that the varsity must set up a five-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the health centre to be used in event of an emergency since the nearest hospital is quite far from the campus.

The memo submitted by the ABVP stated that, "A psychiatrist must be available in the health centre for counselling of students. The health centre must provide free health checkup facilities for students so that students can monitor their health (especially blood pressure and cholesterol levels)... A nurse or attendant must be available round the clock to provide critical care. Students must be taught elementary Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course and a basic first-aid course. The university must provide medical insurance to all students," it said.

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