Jamshedpur: Tuna Sabar, who was admitted in the Sadar Hospital here over a month ago In a moribund state, was today discharged from the hospital fit and fine due to special care taken by a team of doctors led by East Singhbhum district Civil Surgeon Dr. Jujhar Manjhi.
Tuna Sabar, who belonged to a primitive “Sabar” tribe, was under the grip of severe skin disease and haemoglobin deficiency when he was admitted, get a new lease of life.
He was not even able to speak properly when he was brought here on the directive of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Tribal Welfare Minister Champai Soren, who came to know about it and immediately directed to East Singhbhum district Deputy Commissioner Vijaya Jadhav to ensure proper treatment to Tuna Sabar and her wife Somi Sabar, an anemic.
On the directive of the CM, Jadhav immediately brought Tuna Sabar from Dampabeda in Dumaria block on 6th February and admitted in the Sadar Hospital, where doctors from MGM Hospital and Sadar Hospital under the Supervision of Civil Surgeon Dr. Jujhar Majhi began his treatment.
The Deputy Commissioner herself visited the hospital several times and enquired about Tuna’s health condition and instructed the doctors to keep him 24×7 Observation. She also assured to provide all possible assistant, if required any.
A fortnight later, Tuna, who was brought here in moribund state, has started responding to medicines with smile on his face.
Tuna, who was even unable to sit,walk and facing difficulty to speak, said he was not feeling well for last 3/4 months, maybe due to some infection inflicted while working in the paddy field.
He was in the grip of acute skin disease coupled with haemoglobin deficiency.
Despite her busy schedule, the Deputy Commissioner Jadhav almost made it a routine to seek Tuna’s health updates, his progress report, interacting with doctors and remained in contact with the Civil Surgeon ever since Tuna was admitted.
The doctors had removed all dead skins from Tuna’s body within a week after he was admitted in the hospital. He was shifted ICU to prevent infection. On the advice of doctors, Tuna was even given bath with coconut oil to kill the infection slowly.
Today, the doctors claimed the treatment was successful and Tuna Sabar was released from hospital. He will be returning home fit, fine and smiling.
The haemoglobin level of Tuna Sabar was at its lowest level and he was breathing somehow when he was admitted here on February 6 last, said Civil Surgeon Dr. Jujhar Manjhi.
We were concerned about his life as we were not even sure about his speedy recovery, he said adding that the attending doctors were confident that they will send Tuna Sabar home fit and fine even though it might take sometime.
Unrelenting and round the clock effort of doctors gave Tuna Sabar a new lease of life.
Expressing happiness over Tuna Sabar’s recover, Deputy Commissioner Jadhav wished him happy and healthy life.
Jadhav has been sensitive about the welfare of Sabar community, who were living almost aloof from the mainstream of the society.
Jadhav also congratulated the Civil Surgeon Dr. Manjhi and his team for their untiring effort to recover Tuna Sabar almost from a dead
