Kolkata rape-murder: Centre says it will form a committee to ensure safety of health professionals

New Delhi: In response to concerns raised by FORDA, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), and the Resident Doctors’ Associations of Delhi’s Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals in the wake of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incident, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced the formation of a Committee dedicated to ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals.

The Committee will include representatives from all stakeholders, including State Governments, to gather and evaluate suggestions for improving safety measures. The Ministry has urged the protesting doctors to return to work, emphasizing the need for their services amidst increasing cases of Dengue and Malaria.

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The Associations have put forth their demands regarding their concern over the safety and security of healthcare workers at the workplace. The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has heard the demands of the representatives and assured them of all possible efforts to ensure the security of healthcare professionals.

The representatives of all the Associations were informed that the Government is well aware of the situation and is sensitive to their demands. It was observed that 26 States have already passed legislation for the protection of healthcare workers in their respective states. In view of the concerns expressed by the Associations, the Ministry assured them of constituting a Committee to suggest all such possible measures for ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals.

Following the announcement of a nationwide strike over the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incident by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), doctors at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi staged a protest march inside the campus on Saturday.

The doctors were seen holding posters and raising slogans of “We want justice”. IMA Secretary General Dr Anil Kumar J Nayak said they are hopeful that the government will bring the law they are demanding.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) National President Dr Asokan on Saturday said that the time is ripe for PM Narendra Modi’s intervention into the rape and murder incident in Kolkata adding that they will be writing to the Prime Minister.

“Yes, we’ll write to PM. We will be writing to the PM. The time is ripe for his intervention… Certainly, that (PM Modi mentioning women’s safety in his August 15 speech) is one aspect that shows that he is concerned. It will be very appropriate to write to the prime minister. IMA will be doing that,” Asokan told ANI.

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