Kolkata sexual assault, murder case: Doctors in Mumbai join protests

Resident doctors of government hospitals across the country went on an indefinite strike on Monday to protest against the brutal sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata The strike paralysed services in OPDs outpatient departments and affected nonemergency surgeriesOn Tuesday the doctors from Mumbai hospitals joined in the protestsWATCH Maharashtra Doctors and medical students protest at Nair Hospital in Mumbai FAIMA Federation of All India Medical Association calls for a nationwide shutdown of OPD services from today August 13 as a protest against the sexual assault and murder of a womanhellip pictwittercomnS5SxD89qBmdash ANI ANI August 13 2024The stir was in response to a call from the Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA which said The strike will not be lifted until justice is served and our demands are metVIDEO Maharashtra The incident that happened in RG Kar Medical College is very pathetic It feels very sad to think that women doctors are not safe even in hospitals Our family members think that we are very safe here but this is very shocking for them as well says onehellip pictwittercom7nlLlbd2Rhmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News August 13 2024The association on Monday announced an extension of its indefinite strike after a meeting with Union health ministry officials failed to reach any resolutionI along with the association members and doctors met with the Union health ministers team on Monday As no resolution was reached regarding the demands the strike will continue for another day Mathur had saidHe had also clarified that emergency services would continue to functionThe same day the resident doctors of Maharashtra also decided to join and announced an indefinite strike from Tuesday to show solidarity with their colleagues who are protesting across the nation against the Kolkata doctor rapemurder case reported the PTIAll elective services in hospitals across Maharashtra will be halted from Tuesday All emergency services will be continued as usual the Central MARD Maharashtra State Association of Resident Doctors said in a statement issued on Monday according to the PTIIn solidarity with our colleagues we support the nationwide halting of elective services which will include OPDs elective OTs ward duties lab services and academic duties starting from Tuesday said the Central MARD statement which sought an impartial and transparent investigation in the Kolkata incident as per the PTIThe statement said authorities must speed up the formation of an expert committee for implementation of the Central Healthcare Protection Act improve security measures including deployment of fully functional CCTVs and well equipped guards for better safety of healthcare workers apart from providing quality hostels and proper oncall rooms for resident doctorsThe decision to halt work was not easy but was necessary to ensure demands were met and also urged local Maharashtra State Association of Resident Doctors units in the state to join the stir the PTI reported quoting the statementResident doctors atBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCrun Cooper KEM Nair and Sion hospitals BMC MARD also announced indefinite strike to show solidarity with Federation of Resident Doctors Association FORDA the statement said the news agency reported on MondayWe strongly condemn this barbaric act and demand the perpetrators be swiftly identified and brought to justice Resident doctors will render their services in emergency duties to ensure patient care is not compromised during this period the statement said according to the PTIWith ANI and PTI inputs