Sales @ Kozhikode medical college

Wriggling with pain, the newly admitted patients of Kozhikode Medical College Hospital (KMCH) will be shocked to see the door-to-door vendors knock at the door steps of their wards. For the surprise of bystanders who struggle to get an entry to the ward, vendors of fancy and other items get a free run to the KMCH where `tight security' facilities are arranged to block the entry of the public.
In their attempt to entice the `customers' at the hospitals, these vendors display their products at the wards and make noise to the buyers. According to sources, the casuality which seeks the best of hygienic conditions is the main `sale centre' of vendors of fancy and utility items. Besides messing up the relaxation time of the patients, this also causes infection for patients as the products, those have been displaying at various places in the street, contain germs.
The door-to door vendors usually rush to the hospital during after noon hours and spoil the peaceful atmosphere at the casuality and other wards.
Exploiting the slackness in the security facilities, these purveyors enter the hospital to sell their products in an unproblematic manner. These hawkers can thwart the difficulty in walking from door-to-door and avoid the humiliation of having doors shut at them by adopting this trouble-free manner.
The vendors carry bangles, chains, mirrors, soaps, face powder and other fancy items to peruse the women bystanders. Most of the patients and their bystanders are from rural areas and financially backward families. The vendors take advantage of this to sell the products at comparatively cheaper rates.Though a time passing event for many, the vendors are creating annoyance for the seriously injured and critically ill patients. Besides the pain, they have to bear the unnerving sounds of clatter and rattle.
The children among patients and visitors are also targeted by the vendors. They carry small toys and sweet items along with other products to target the tiny tots. The assembly of the children, women and the partially cured patients make the hospital atmosphere similar to that of a festival ground. Similar situation can also be spotted in the Government general Hospital, Beach.
Although a few of the bystanders and patients care to drive out these hawkers with their merchandise using abusive words, they have learned the art of letting these negative words wash over them and moving on to the next bed for sale.