Guwahati (Assam) [India], June 5 (ANI): A delegation of Assam branch of Indian Medical Association met Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday and put forward nine suggestions to prevent incidents of violence against doctors in healthcare establishments.
Junior doctors stage a silent protest at the GMCH on Wednesday.
GUWAHATI: Doctors on Wednesday boycotted OPD services, as healthcare in the testing time of Covid suffered a major jolt with widespread protests against the assault of a doctor in Hojai. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Assam chapter has further threatened to boycott Covid duty from Thursday if the state government fails to deploy armed police in Covid care facilities and assure fast-track trial of the culprits in three months.
At the call of the Assam Medical Service Association (Amsa), another leading association of doctors, and supported by IMA, the OPD boycott protests started from Wednesday morning. We are going to withdraw OPD services from Wednesday so that people realise the importance of doctors. Next time, if any such incident of assault on any health worker takes place, we will immediately cease all services, Amsa said in a statement.
Attack on Doctor: IMA Assam unit urges govt to fast track trial of attackers
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Assam police arrested 24 people in connection with an assault on a doctor by a mob in Hojai on Tuesday. He was attacked by the mob after a COVID-19 positive died. In another incident on Wednesday, four people were arrested in Cachar after they attacked a medical team and prevented the team from conducting tests.
Following the brutal attack on a doctor, the Assam unit of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the government to book the attacker, arrange a trial in fast track, and deploy armed security forces in medical facilities failing which IMA will boycott all non-essential hospital services from Thursday onwards.