Two firms given purchase orders for Made in India ventilators funded by #PMCARES failed a clinical evaluation by the Health Ministry’s tech panel. Jyoti CNC, AMTZ had already got ₹22.5 cr advance payment in May, but were dropped by July. My story today. thehindu.com/news/national/…
Based on documents accessed through an RTI request by @AnjaliB_ 
Consider: In the rush to capitalise on a crisis, were standards shrugged at? And if less than 1% of COVID patients needed ventilator support, who benefits from funding the surplus?
Read: This big picture analysis from @frontline_india
frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/cov…
Read: This big picture analysis from @frontline_india
frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/cov…
My copy references the excellent @HuffPostIndia reporting on issues flagged by a govt panel regarding AgVa ventilators, written by @Amannama and Samarth Bansal.
Remember: AgVa is still on the list of vendors, according to Health Min RTI response.
Read: m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/agva-ven…
Remember: AgVa is still on the list of vendors, according to Health Min RTI response.
Read: m.huffingtonpost.in/entry/agva-ven…
Jyoti CNC ventilators were "not able to bring desired results" for COVID patients, according to Ahmedabad civil hospital docs. Reporting from
@LangaMahesh
More reporting on Jyoti CNC issues from @rohini_sgh for @thewire_in
m.thewire.in/article/politi…
@LangaMahesh
More reporting on Jyoti CNC issues from @rohini_sgh for @thewire_in
m.thewire.in/article/politi…
PGIMER, Chandigarh also complained of recieving substandard ventilators funded by #PMCares according to this report from @IndianExpress
indianexpress.com/article/cities…
indianexpress.com/article/cities…
