New Delhi, Feb. 25 (ANI): Unsatisfied with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda's assurance in the Rajya Sabha on the swine flu cases, Congress MP Ahmed Patel on Wednesday asked if the BJP-led government at the Centre had planned any study to accurately estimate the number of cases and death reported so far. Patel said the Health Minister has given certain numbers on H1N1 but added that poor access to health care facilities and inadequate surveillance in the affected states remain a serious challenge given the fact that the state governments are downplaying this issue. Asserting that there is a very high probability that the government numbers are not accurate, Patel asked: "In this emergency situation, has the government planned any specialised survey / study to accurately estimate the number of cases and deaths reported?" Patel said that he visited Gujarat this weekend and added there is chaos in the state. "I have received many complaints of patients being refused admission in government hospitals, private hospitals are exploiting people by charging sky high prices for testing, health workers are poorly trained and lack basic protection and above all the state government has been downplaying the situation all along thought its own minster got tested positive for swine flu," he added.
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