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Doctors across India protest Bengal assault, patients seek solution (Roundup)
Doctors, including kin of top Trinamool Congress leaders, held protests across the country on Friday in solidarity with their agitating colleagues in West Bengal even as Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and relatives of patients urged both sides to end the impasse which has crippled the state's healthcare system.
119 doctors in West Bengal resign over violence
A total of 119 doctors of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Darjeeling have resigned over alleged violence against them in the state.Various medical bodies called doctors' strike across the country as a mark of protest over the rising violence against their fraternity.Meanwhile, Indian Medical Association (IMA) called for a nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services including OPD on June 17 to protest against the assault on a junior doctor in Kolkata and sought a central law for ensuring protection to doctors against violence in hospitals."Since no resolution is coming across after all the solidarity shown by the medical fraternity, IMA calls for the withdrawal of all non-emergency services including OPDs on Monday, June 17 across the nation in all healthcare institutions and all the medical colleges," Dr R V Ashokan, Secretary General of IMA said in a press conference in New Delhi.He also said they have called the entire medical fraternity (even private hospitals) to .
Cong says violence against doctors unacceptable, asks them to take up duty towards sick
The Congress Friday said the violence against doctors in West Bengal is absolutely reprehensible and urgedthe medical community to take up their duty towards the sick and hapless. The party also asserted that no one shouldinstigate the doctors from refraining to serve. The doctors have been agitating since Tuesday after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured at the NRS medical college and hospital in Kolkata. "Violence of any kind calls for a blanket condemnation. But violence against doctors, who have dedicated their lives to save and cure others, is absolutely reprehensible & unacceptable," Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted. "No one should instigate the doctors from refraining to serve. We call upon the medical community to take up their duty toward the sick and hapless, under their ward and care. The INC stands with the doctors unequivocally," he said.
HC refuses to pass interim order on doctors strike,asks WB govt about steps taken after NRS incident
The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to pass any interim order on the strike by junior doctors in protest against an attack on their colleagues at a hospital here and asked the state government to resolve the issue so that patients can get health services. A division bench comprising Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Suvra Ghosh also directed the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government to apprise it of the steps taken following the attack on junior doctors, two of whom suffered serious injuries, at NRS Medical College and Hospital on Monday night after death of a patient. The Chief Justice, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), reminded the striking doctors of the 'Hippocratic Oath' they take to ensure the welfare of all patients. The bench fixed June 21 for further hearing of the petition. Claiming that the strike by the doctors is unlawful, petitioner Kunal Saha prayed that the state take meaningful steps to end the impasse. Appearing for the ...
SC to hear PIL on safety, security of doctors
A petition regarding safety and security of government doctors across the country has been admitted in Supreme Court on Friday and is likely to be heard very soon.Advocate, Alakh Alok Srivastava, in his petition has sought a direction from the apex court for the deployment of government-appointed security personnel at all government hospitals and also a formulation of strict guidelines.Srivastava has further sought strictest action against the alleged attackers who allegedly assaulted a junior doctor at NRS Hospital, Kolkata.Various medical bodies called doctors' strike across the country in protest over the rising violence against the medical fraternity. This came in the wake of an alleged attack on a junior doctor in West Bengal by relatives of a patient who died on June 10.Meanwhile, as many as 43 doctors submitted their resignation here on Friday amidst the ongoing strike by the junior doctors in West Bengal.While 27 doctors of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in ...
Doctors in Andhra, Telangana stage protests
Doctors in the government-run and private hospitals in Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Friday staged protests to express their solidarity with the protesting doctors in Kolkata.
Mamata's nephew, Kolkata mayor's daughter join doctors' protest
Nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and children of two top Trinamool Congress leaders are among the doctors agitating in West Bengal over the assault on their colleagues. Abesh Banerjee, son of the TMC supremo's brother Kartick Banerjee, is a doctor at KPC Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. With a poster in hand, he was seen at the protest in his college on Thursday and Friday. Kolkata Mayor and state urban development minister Firhad Hakim's daughter Shabba, also a doctor, had on Thursday criticised the state government on social media for its alleged inaction in the matter. "As a TMC supporter I am deeply ashamed at the inaction and the silence of our leader," Shabba Hakim posted on Facebook. Referring to those who have been raising concern over the fate of patients in the wake of the strike, she said, "For those saying 'Ono Rugider ki dosh? (how are other patients at fault?)' Please question the government as in why the police officers posted in government ..
Doctors protest against assault of colleagues in Kolkata spreads to other parts of the country
The stir by junior doctors protesting assault on two of their colleagues at a hospital in Kolkata assumed nationwide proportions Friday with government doctors from various states expressing solidarity and resorting to agitations. The protests began after a patient's relatives assaulted the doctors at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Sunday night. The doctors have demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's unconditional apology and set six conditions for the state government to withdraw their four-day-long stir that disrupted healthcare services across West Bengal. Among other things, they are are pressing for more stringent laws to protect them from such assaults. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) launched a three-day nationwide protest from Friday to express solidarity with the doctors and called for a strike on June 17 with withdrawal of non-essential health services. In Delhi, scores of doctors at several government and private hospitals held demonstrations by ..
Bengal patients face the brunt of doctors' protests
Amidst the protests, demands, ultimatums and apologies, a three-month-old child with spinal cord problem and other patients coming from various districts of West Bengal faced the brunt of the state-run hospitals doctors' strike as the stalemate entered its fourth day on Friday.
Guj junior doctors hold rallies, demand protection
Agitated by the attack on two junior doctors in West Bengal by a patient's kin earlier this week, junior doctors in Gujarat Friday held peaceful protests demanding security and stricter laws for their protection. Junior doctors and students of different government and private medical colleges organised marches in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat to express solidarity with their WB counterparts. Several doctors held banners with slogans like "Stop violence against doctors", "I protest attacks on doctors" and "Save the saviors". In Ahmedabad, over 300 junior doctors from various government hospitals participated in a protest march demanding action against those involved in attacks on medical personnel as well as a stricter law for the protection of doctors. "Junior doctors are holding such rallies across the country today to express solidarity with the two doctors who were attacked in West Bengal. There must be zero tolerance for those who attack doctors. The offence must be .
Vardhan urges doctors to resume work, appeals to WB CM to put 'amicable end' to stir
In the wake of protests by the medical fraternity in support of agitating doctors in Kolkata, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Friday urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not to make this sensitive matter a "prestige issue" and to ensure an "amicable end" to the stir. In a letter to Banerjee, the Union minister urged her to ensure an "amicable end" to the protests and provide a secure working environment for doctors. He also appealed to the agitating doctors, particularly in West Bengal, to hold symbolic protests and resume work so that patients do not suffer. "Strike is certainly not the best way to protest. Patients should not be deprived of immediate and emergency healthcare facilities," the Union health minister said. "It is a matter of concern that the agitation of the doctors in West Bengal is not heading towards resolution but seems to be getting aggravated. Better communication with the doctors and a compassionate approach to take care of the genuine problems ...
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Doctors wear black badges in U'khand in support of West Bengal doctors
Doctors across Uttarakhand on Friday performed their duties wearing black badges to express solidarity with the ongoing agitation of junior doctors in West Bengal. The doctors will continue to wear black badges till Monday midnight, IMA's state secretary D D Choudhury said. He said it is high time the National Security Act is implemented to create a strong deterrent for those who attack doctors on duty anywhere in the country. Resident doctors at several medical facilities all over the state, including the AIIMS, Rishikesh and the Doon Medical College and Hospital here, wore black badges in protest against the incident. On Monday, a day-long closure of OPD services will be enforced in protest against the incident, Choudhury said, adding emergency operations shall continue as per schedule. Junior doctors in West Bengal have been agitating since Tuesday demanding security for themselves in government hospitals, after two of their colleagues were attacked and seriously injured allegedly .
PIL in SC seeks directions on safety and security of doctors
The issue of the safety and security of on-duty doctors reached the Supreme Court on Friday. A plea has been filed seeking the court's direction to the Centre and the West Bengal government to provide an "enabling environment" for doctors in government hospitals across the country.
Doctors strike: Calcutta HC seeks govt's response
The Calcutta High Court on Friday gave seven days time to West Bengal government to respond to a PIL seeking declaration of the ongoing doctors strike across hospitals in the state as "illegal".A division bench headed by Chief Justice T B Radhakrishnan heard the matter on Friday.The PIL filed by Kunal Saha of People for Better Treatment also asked for details of the steps taken by the West Bengal government on the safety of doctors and to end their agitation.The court has asked the government what steps were being taken on their side to end the impasse saying it will have to put an end to the strike and find a solution.Meanwhile, as many as 43 doctors submitted their resignation here on Friday amidst the ongoing strike by the junior doctors in West Bengal.While 27 doctors of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Darjeeling resigned over the violence against doctors in the state, a total of 16 doctors of R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata also submitted their ...
WB docs' stir: IMA launches protest, writes to Shah for central law against hospital violence
The IMA launched a four-day nationwide protest from Friday to express solidarity with the doctors agitating against the attack on their colleagues in West Bengal and has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding enactment of a central law to check violence against health care workers in hospitals. Condemning any form of violence especially against medical professionals in the country, the apex body of doctors said the protest will continue on Saturday and Sunday as well, which will include wearing black badges, dharnas and peace marches, and called for a strike on June 17 with withdrawal of non-essential health services. The Indian Medical Association (IMA), which had earlier called for a day-long protest, said it has taken the decision in view of the continued suffering of the resident doctors and repeated occurrence of such incidents without redressal. In a letter to Shah, the IMA requested him "to bring a central legislation in the form of special law against violence on ..
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4 more children die in Bihar, toll reaches 57
Four more children died Friday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district reeling under an outbreak of brain fever, taking the toll to 57 this month, state Health Minister Mangal Pandey said. All the victims have fallen prey to hypoglycemia, a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance, officials said. The 57 children died in two state-run hospitals of Muzaffarpur, one of which was visited by the health minister during the day. Pandey said 47 children have lost their lives in the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) while the 10 others died in the Kejriwal Hospital. According to a release issued by the district administration, two children each died in the SKMCH and the Kejriwal Hospital Friday. Since June one, 156 and 66 children were admitted in the SKMCH and the Kejriwal Hospital respectively with suspected cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) but most of them were found to be victims of hypoglycemia. The condition of five children
Over 100 senior doctors of state-run hospitals in West Bengal resign
Over 100 senior doctors of various state-run hospitals across West Bengal resigned from their services Friday amid the ongoing agitation by the medical fraternity against the violence at NRS Medical College and Hospital here. The doctors, including heads of departments of medical colleges and other hospitals in Kolkata, Burdwan, Darjeeling and North 24 Parganas districts, sent their resignation letters to the state director of medical education, a senior health department official told PTI. "We express fullest solidarity to the current movement of NRS Medical College and Hosptial and other government hospitals agitating to protest the brutal attack on them while on duty," Dr P Kundu, director of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine, said in the resignation letter. "We strongly stand by the demands of security and protection for all healthcare personnel and we have tried our best to continue life saving services in the interest of our patients till now," Prof (Dr) Dipanjan ...
Doctors seek Mamata's apology, set conditions to withdraw stir
Agitating doctors Friday demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's unconditional apology and set six conditions for the state government to withdraw their four-day-long stir that disrupted healthcare services across West Bengal. "We want unconditional apology of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the manner in which she had addressed us at the SSKM Hospital yesterday. She should not have said what she had," a spokesperson of the joint forum of junior doctors, Dr Arindam Dutta, said. While visiting the SSKM Hospital on Thursday, Banerjee had contended that "outsiders" had entered medical colleges to create disturbances and the agitation was a conspiracy by the CPI(M) and the BJP. Listing the six conditions, the agitators said the chief minister will have to visit the injured doctors at the hospital and her office should release a statement condemning the attack on them. "We also want immediate intervention of the chief minister. Documentary evidence of judicial enquiry against the ...
