Govt to bring Medical protection bill soon, says Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta
Jamshedpur: Amid ongoing protests by junior doctors demanding improved workplace security, Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta announced that the state government will soon introduce a medical protection bill in the assembly. This initiative is part of the state’s commitment to ensuring the safety of doctors and healthcare workers.
In response to the Supreme Court’s intervention, junior doctors at the state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi ended their ‘pen down’ strike on Friday and resumed their duties.
“I have come to know that the agitating doctors have called off their strike and decided to resume work. I, on behalf of the Jharkhand government, assure you that the government will initiate all possible steps for the safety and respect of medical professionals,” he said.
No amount of condemnation for the incident is enough, the minister said in a tweet on Thursday night without naming R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee was allegedly raped and murdered.
Gupta said he was in contact with the representatives of the Indian Medical Association and other medico organisations and had a meeting with them, news agency PTI reported.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the indefinite strike of junior doctors against the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) here has entered the 15th consecutive day as they refused to end their protest even after Supreme Court appealed to doctors across the nation to return to work and restore OPD services.
