2024-08-20 07:08:02
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday established a task force of doctors who will make recommendations on the safety of health workers in the workplace. of anger and protest.
Since the August 9 murders in the eastern city of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state, doctors and health professionals in India have staged protests, candlelight marches and even temporarily refused to treat non-urgent cases. Doctors said the attack highlighted the vulnerability of health care workers in hospitals and medical campuses across India.
The rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at RG Kar University Hospital has also drawn attention to the long-standing issue of violence against women.
A police volunteer was arrested and charged with a crime.
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