Doctors in Telangana are rallying behind their junior colleagues protesting assaults on medicos, after one such incident occurred at Osmania General Hospital on Sunday.
The Telangana chapter of All India Medical Association has said it condemns Sunday’s assault on medicos in which one doctor allegedly sustained a fracture. Two women junior doctors were also attacked by relatives of an elderly woman who passed away after a week’s hospitalisation.
“We condemn the incident and support the protesting junior doctors.
“If required, all doctors will also join the protest to ensure that medicos are provided a safe working environment,” said T. Narisinga Reddy, Telangana unit president of Indian Medical Association.
Patient services were hit at the Osmania General Hospital on Monday after over 200 junior doctors boycotted their duties. Strike notices were also issued by junior doctors in other government hospitals.
The main demand of the protesters is a well-staffed special protection force at government hospitals and enhanced electronic security infrastructure.
“Assaults on doctors have become frequent. Two months ago, a doctor and nurse were attacked at Gandhi Hospital.
Around the same time, a doctor was assaulted at the MGM Hospital, Warangal.
A similar incident occurred at Niloufer Hospital about four months ago,” said Dr. Reddy, while reasoning the need for a state-wide doctors’ protest by boycotting medical services.
