In a fresh development in the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) faulty hip replacement system issue, the Union ministry of health and family welfare has issued letters to all states to set up committees that would undertake the task of identifying the affected patients and refer them to the central committee. The panel would, in turn, review the applications and decide the amount of compensation. In a letter dated August 30, the ministry of health has written to all state health secretaries to take action. State health departments have been asked to constitute committees that would comprise two orthopaedic surgeons or physical medical rehabilitation experts from a government medical college and hospital, one radiologist from the government hospital, and a representative from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation’s zonal office. The drugs controller of a state would be the member secretary of the committee.
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