The Federation of All India Medical Association, FAIMA also sought the inclusion of a representative from the Resident Doctor in the National Task Force, NTF.
On August 20, 2024, the Supreme Court passed an order in the suo motu case taken over by the court the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata.
The bench comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra formed a National Task Force, NTF in order to address the systemic issues with regards to the lack of safety for medical professionals.
The application filed by Federation of All India Medical Association, FAIMA, states that the doctors have time and again been subjected to alleged instances of violence and threat to their safety and security.
The application filed also states that doctors almost risk their lives while meeting the family members of the deceased patient.
The Federation of All India Medical Association, FAIMA, noted that there have been several such reported instances, wherein the doctors have immensely suffered due to such instances of violence.
The concerns raised by FIAMA are: 1.The Health care workers who form an important segment of the society are suffering from unhealthy working conditions and issues pertaining to their safety, which is a part of their fundamental right to work.
The lack of safe working environment for health care workers is violation of their fundamental right to work.
2.Due to lack of institutional safety, many doctors (especially the women doctors) even at the best and most reputed institutions find it unsafe to work and complete their years of residency in the hospital.
This story is from the August 22, 2024 edition of The Business Guardian.
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