Kolkata doctor rape-murder case
A probe by the National Commission for Women has revealed that there were lapses in safety and security measures at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata
[…]The assault and murder of the junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital sparked nationwide protests. On August 12, resident doctors’ associations started a nationwide protest, halting outpatient department (OPD) services
[…]Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case in Kolkata and constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other healthcare professionals
[…]AIIMS Director Dr V Srinivas said the entire AIIMS family stands behind the cause of safety of all healthcare professionals at the premier hospital and across the country
[…]Resident doctors will be available to provide elective OPD services in around 36 specialties, including medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, ophthalmology, and orthopedics, to patients outside Nirman Bhawan
[…]Protests began here on August 19. Initially restricted to medical college campuses, doctors started taking to the streets from Friday over the incident at the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata
[…]The AIIMS administration asked all Heads of Department and centre chiefs to send the attendance of the resident doctors everyday by 3 pm
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