Viral Video: A disturbing video is getting viral on social media from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, that showcases the wretched condition of government hospitals and the grim situation of utterly negligible medical attention. Shared on X by Sachin Gupta, the video captured a heart-rending scene of a son desperately seeking admission for proper medication toward his ailing father and is seen pushing him on a cart from one government hospital to another and got turned away.
Son Desperately Seeks Help for Injured Father
The video, which has been viewed over 65 000 times since being posted on July 29, has captured a gut-wrenching moment of feeling helpless and hopeless. Their ailing grandfather has broken bones, but cannot get treatment because the hospital does not have a bone specialist. It’s a quite disconcerting exchange that reportedly leaves hospital staff telling the son to return after three days, thus high and dry with no help.
In the video, what people saw was a visibly frustrated son looking for help on streets while his father lay in the cart in pain. They could also see family members accompanying them, and their collective anguish was palpable. This visual testimony to their suffering underlines an important issue: the inadequacies and failures in the health machinery.
Highlighting a Persistent Issue
The video has generated a variety of reactions from viewers, most of whom have come down heavily on the state government in Uttar Pradesh and its health policies. Massive sharing of this video has increased pressure on the health infrastructure of the state and also on the promises made by the political bosses for improving medical facilities.
While this may not be an isolated incident, with so many similar incidents having brought out the bad conditions of government hospitals, little was done towards addressing these issues. The video from Bulandshahr works as a rude reminder of the constant fight for proper healthcare and why systemic reforms are overdue and necessary at the earliest. As it continues to go viral on social media, it compels both citizens and officials to confront the grim reality faced by many who rely on public healthcare services.
