Centre to doctors over Kolkata rape-murder: Will form panel for safety measures

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday asked doctors to end their nationwide strike against the gruesome rape and murder of the trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital and assured them that a committee tasked with proposing safety measures for healthcare professionals will be formed. This committee, as per the centre, will include input from all relevant stakeholders, including state governments, who will be invited to share their insights and suggestions.

Health Minister JP Nadda met the representatives of the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA), the Indian Medical Association (IMA), and Resident Doctors’ Associations of Governmental Medical Colleges and Hospitals in Delhi today. 

In the meeting, the healthcare associations expressed grave concerns about the safety and security of healthcare workers in their workplaces. They presented their demands to the Centre, urging the government to take swift and decisive action to protect medical professionals from violence and other threats. 

Source: India Today