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.
Health Dept to Ramp-up COVID Care Infrastructure & Paediatric ICUs for Children: Assam CM
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the Health Department to ramp up COVID care infrastructure for the children and set up Paediatric ICUs (PICU) in all the Medical College and Hospitals and district hospitals in the State.
| 26 May 2021 2:36 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the Health Department to ramp-up COVID care infrastructure for the children and set up Paediatric ICUs (PICU) in all the Medical College and Hospitals and district hospitals in the State.
Chairing the review meeting in Janata Bhawan on Tuesday, Chief Minister Sarma said that as a part of State government s efforts in strengthening the COVID infrastructure for children, the government will set up 30 PICUs in the GMCH, 20 each in Assam Medical College Hospital and Silchar Medical College Hospitals. Moreover, all other medical college and hospitals will get 15 PICUs each. The Mohendra Moh
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma while reviewing the prevailing COVID situation in the state, asked the Health Department to ramp up COVID care infrastructure for the children and set up paediatric ICUs (PICU) in all the Medical College and Hospitals and district hospitals.
The Assam government has asked the state's health department to ramp up Covid care infrastructure for children. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while reviewing the state's preparedness to deal with the pandemic, said paediatric intensive care un