‘Responsibility of Centre to ensure security’: IMA demands law against assault on healthcare workers

KEY STORY

• The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday stressed that it is the responsibility of the Central government to ensure the safety of healthcare workers and demanded a law against assaults on doctors and nurses.

• The medical body further announced it will launch a protest of healthcare workers on June 18 against the assaults with ‘Save the Saviour’ slogan.

• During a press conference, IMA president JA Jayalal said, “The IMA will lead a protest of healthcare workers on June 18 against the assaults on healthcare professionals with ‘Save the Saviour’ slogan.”

• “No hospitals will be closed. Doctors will bear black badge, black mask, or black shirt,” he confirmed.

• The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday stressed that it is the responsibility of the Central government to ensure the safety of healthcare workers and demanded a law against assaults on doctors and nurses.

• The medical body further announced it will launch a protest of healthcare workers on June 18 against the assaults with ‘Save the Saviour’ slogan.

• During a press conference, IMA president JA Jayalal said, “The IMA will lead a protest of healthcare workers on June 18 against the assaults on healthcare professionals with ‘Save the Saviour’ slogan.”

• “No hospitals will be closed. Doctors will bear black badge, black mask, or black shirt,” he confirmed.

• Laying out their demands, the IMA president said, “We demand that govt brings a central protection law with provisions under CrPC and IPC and also ensure that all govt and private hospital have a mandatory security structure.”

CONCLUSION

• Meanwhile, the voluntary medical organisation announced that 719 doctors have lost their lives due to coronavirus in the second wave of the COVID pandemic with Bihar recording the maximum fatalities.

• Bihar recorded 111 deaths, Delhi -109, Uttar Pradesh -79, West Bengal -63, and Rajasthan -43.

• Among the southern states, Andhra Pradesh reported 35 deaths, while 36 doctors succumbed to the virus in Telangana. Tamil Nadu recorded 32 deaths, while Karnataka and Kerala reported 9 and 24 deaths, respectively.