NEW DELHI: Amid widespread protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, the health ministry on Friday said the heads of institutions will be responsible for filing an ‘institutional FIR’ within six hours of any incident of violence against any healthcare worker on duty.In an office memorandum issued to directors and…
NEW DELHI: Indian Medical Association (IMA) put forward five demands including a central law for doctors’ safety after the brutal rape and murder of PG student at RG KAR Medical college and hospital.IMA’s demandsThe demands are as follows: At policy level the reluctance to acknowledge the violence on doctors and hospitals has to change. A…
NEW DELHI: A delegation from the Indian Medical Association visited RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday, following the alleged rape and murder of a woman trainee medico. The IMA said that it will not shield any institution or doctor found involved in the incident.IMA national president RV Asokan said, “Let the…
NEW DELHI: The tragic rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, sparked widespread outrage and serious concerns about the safety of medical professionals in hospitals and healthcare facilities. This disturbing case highlights the ever-growing violence that doctors and healthcare professionals are subjected to, exacerbating the problems in an…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday wrote a letter to home minister Amit Shah expressing their “shock” at the “brutal murder of a 2nd year medical student at R G Kar Medical College in Kolkata”. While requesting a meeting with the minister, the IMA also made five demands to ensure the safety…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday issued an ultimatum, demanding immediate action following the shocking incident of rape and murder of a woman, a second-year postgraduate student at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.The preliminary autopsy report indicated that the woman doctor had been sexually abused before being killed.Debnath was found dead…
DEHRADUN:A 25-year-old junior resident doctor at a private medical institute in Dehradun died by suicide on Friday due to alleged harassment by the HOD over submission of his thesis. The body was found in his hostel room.His classmate, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he had faced rejection several times while trying to submit his…
NEW DELHI: Terming Indian Medical Association (IMA) president R V Asokan‘s adverse remarks in the Patanjali misleading advertisements case “very, very unacceptable”, the Supreme Court asked, “Your president gave an interview on the eve of the hearing. Why on the eve of hearing?”Expressing displeasure over Asokan’s comments a day before the top court was slated…
NEW DELHI: After Patanjali Ayurved founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, who had to face contempt proceedings on a plea by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), it now seems to be the turn of the IMA chief to face the music with Supreme Court on Tuesday allowing filing of a contempt application against him for…
