NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA CHAPTER 6 E. Special Rapporteurs of the Commission F. Core and Expert Groups G. Meeting of Core Group of NGOs and Human Rights Defenders RIGHT TO HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH A. Charter of Patient’s Rights B. Research Study on Assessing the Status of Health System Delivery and Factors Determining Access to Quality Health Care for Tribal Communities C. Special Rapporteurs Visits D. Mental Health E. Special Rapporteur Visits to Mental Health Institutions F. Illustrative Cases on Health and Mental Health Dealt by NHRC 1. A pregnant woman delivered a child in the open due to failure to admit her by District Women Hospital at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh causing death of child for want of medical care. 2. 3. 4. CHAPTER 7 (Case No.844/33/2/2014) Death of two infants and seven fallen ill after they were administered injections by the health workers at Aganwadi Centre of Chindagiri Dodi, Karnataka (Case No. 201/10/14/2018) 32 inmates, including 21 male and 11 female, of the Mahalandi Lunatic Vagrant Home, District Murshidabad, West Bengal died within a period of 5 months due to malnutrition and lack of medical aid. (Case No.694/25/13/2013) Pathological Laboratories, Ultrasound Centres, and Hospitals running illegally without any registration in Chandauli, U.P. in connivance with the District CMO. (Case No.39136/24/19/2015) RIGHT TO FOOD A. Study of Right to Food – Prevailing Situation among BPL Families in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. B. Research project on Agrarian Crisis and Farmers Suicides - An Empirical Study of the Endemic States-Issues and Concerns C. Pilot project on Food on Ensuring Food Security D. Visits of Special Rapporteurs E. Illustrative Cases on Right to Food Dealt by NHRC ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 83 5 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 95 95 95 96 98 99 100 100 102 102 103 v