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Anna Hazare Hospitalised in Mumbai After Renal Infection, Stable

Anna Hazare Hospitalised in Mumbai After Renal Infection, Stable
Anna Hazare health update: Activist ‘better and stable’ amid hospitalisation due to renal infection · livemint.com

Anna Hazare is an 89-year-old social activist.

He was taken to Bombay Hospital in Mumbai after tests suggested a kidney infection.

He had first received treatment at a hospital near his village in Ahilyanagar district.

His aide said he was doing fine.

Doctor Gautam Bhansali said Hazare was better and stable.

Doctors were checking him carefully at the Mumbai hospital.

Former minister Suresh Prabhu said Hazare was in the intensive care unit, but this was not mentioned in the other updates.

Hazare is known for campaigns against corruption and for better government accountability.

Key facts

Patient
Anna Hazare, aged 89
Reported condition
Blood reports suggested a renal infection
Current status
His aide said he was doing fine; Dr Gautam Bhansali described him as better, stable and recovering
Hospital
Bombay Hospital, south Mumbai
Earlier treatment
He had been treated at a local medical facility in Ahilyanagar district the previous week
Medical assessment
Doctors at Bombay Hospital were conducting a detailed assessment
Additional report
Suresh Prabhu said Hazare had been admitted to the ICU

Quotes

Dr Gautam Bhansali

Consultant physician treating Anna Hazare

“Any issue gets resolved through dialogue. Dialogue leads to solutions. Creating tension and going down the wrong path will not solve anything. Dialogue is the most crucial thing.”
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“I pray for his speedy recovery and good health. My thoughts are with him and his family at this difficult time.”
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