There is anger across the country over the incident of rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal. Doctors from government hospitals have also demanded justice for Abhaya. Doctors have urged action in the ongoing fight for justice for their deceased partner.
The Delhi RDA Action Committee, a premier organization of doctors from AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital, GTB Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lady Hardinge Medical College, has organized a protest in the West Bengal capital to express solidarity with its fellow protesting doctors. Held a press conference for. Apart from demanding “justice for Abhaya”, the committee also stressed the need to take immediate measures to ensure the safety of healthcare workers in hospitals across the country.
A joint press conference was held this evening at Dhanwantri Hostel of ABVIMS and Dr. RML Hospital, where representatives of various Resident Doctors Associations (RDAs) expressed their concern over the increasing insensitivity of the authorities towards the safety of healthcare professionals.
GTB Hospital RDA President Rajat Sharma said, “We stand with our fellow employees. We want justice as soon as possible. It’s been a long time, and we are not seeing any concrete decision or action to protect healthcare workers Are.” He criticized the Center for not keeping promises regarding safety measures and said attacks on medical workers have increased recently, but authorities have taken no action to resolve the issue.
