The Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has appealed to the doctors who are on strike over the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata to return to work.
Along with this, a special committee has been formed to address the concerns of the doctors. The Director of AIIMS has appealed to all the doctors to return to work keeping in mind the interests of the patients. At the same time, the Resident Doctors Association has decided to continue the strike till their demands are met.
The Resident Doctors Association of AIIMS, New Delhi said in this matter that they continued to provide OPD services and protest from Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to patient care.
The Resident Doctors Association of AIIMS said in a press release, “RG Kar expresses gratitude to the Supreme Court for taking cognizance of MC&H and related issues and for the recent decision. We appreciate the attention of the court on the burning issues affecting our health professionals. Let us tell you that on Wednesday, doctors from RML, Safdarjung Hospital, AIIMS and Lady Hardinge, GB Pant Hospital had come to Jantar Mantar to protest.
Meanwhile, in a hearing of the RG Kar incident, the Supreme Court formed a national taskforce to ensure the safety of doctors in the country.
They announced the following members of the task force: Surgeon Vice Admiral RK Sarian; Dr Reddy, Managing Director Asian Institute of National Gastrology; Dr M Srivas, Director AIIMS, Delhi; Dr Prathima Moorthy, NIMHANS, Bangalore; Dr Puri, Director, AIIMs, Jodhpur; Dr Ravat, Managing member of Gangaram Hospital; Prof Anita Saxena, VC of Pandit BD Sharma College; Dr Pallavi and Dr Padma Srivastav.
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