Junior Doctor attacked by patient in hospital amid nationwide safety concerns for healthcare workers
In a case that has surfaced just days after the rape and murder at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, at a time when calls for increased protection for physicians are intensifying, a male patient attacked a junior female physician. The entire episode was recorded by the hospital's CCTV cameras, and it was reported from the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati.
A patient is seen in the now-viral CCTV video pulling the doctor by the hair and violently hitting her head against the hospital bed's steel frame many times. With haste, the other medical professionals in the ward subdued the assailant and took him out of the picture.
The intern wrote to Dr. R.V. Kumar, the Director and Vice-Chancellor of SVIMS, alleging that she was attacked without cause on Saturday while working in the Department of Emergency Medicine by a patient named Bangaru Raju.
He approached from behind, grabbed her by yanking her hair, and gave her a hard head bashing with all of his strength against the steel rod of a cot. She said that throughout the attack, no security personnel were present to save her. While pointing out that if the patient had been carrying a weapon, the outcome would have been significantly different, she emphasized that it demonstrates a great deal of care for workplace safety. According to her, action must be taken to make employees feel safer at work.
Later on in the day, doctors at the hospital staged a protest by calling on the government to provide them with safety and protection in the event of an attack. The Andhra event occurred shortly after the brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor in Kolkata, which sparked widespread protests by medical professionals nationwide calling for steps to ensure their own safety at work.
A 10-member National Task Force appointed by the Supreme Court to recommend strategies for preventing acts of violence against physicians and enhancing their working environments was established in light of this. The task team has pledged to offer a plan of action for stopping gender-based violence and to give doctors a respectable and safe workplace. The incident that occurred at SVIMS, Tirupati, highlights the need to discuss the problem of doctors' safety during working hours.
SVIMS #TIRUPATI ANDHRA!
— Indian Doctor🇮🇳 (@Indian__doctor) August 24, 2024
An young intern female Doctor attacked by Patient !!
He tried to grab her nack !!
Doctors are on Strike !!
How can any one work in such atmosphere? #MedTwitter @AndhraPradeshCM @JPNadda @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/lTSSdbDJdi
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EAM Jaishankar meets Jamaican PM, gifts over 10 BHISHM Cubes
Kingston (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed ways to further deepen "political, economic and people-to-people cooperation."
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Holness.
"Pleased to call on Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM in Kingston. Conveyed the greetings of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar posted on X.
"Discussed deepening our political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. Value his commitment towards further strengthening India-Jamaica relations," the post further read.
Also, the external affairs minister handed over 10 BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) Cubes as a gift to Jamaica.
"Formally handed over 10 BHISHM Cubes as a gift from India to Jamaica, in the presence of PM @AndrewHolnessJM, Health Minister @christufton and FM @kaminajsmith," Jaishankar posted on X.
"The BHISHM Cube mobile hospital system, designed for rapid deployment, will help Jamaica during disasters and emergencies. The gift of these cubes is a statement of friendship, a commitment to disaster preparedness, and an outcome of innovation," the post said.
Jaishankar arrived in Kingston on Saturday evening, marking the first leg of his nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.
Earlier in the day, he interacted with the Indian diaspora and discussed India's ongoing transformation in infrastructure, human development and technology-driven governance and entrepreneurship with them.
He also highlighted the cricket bond between both countries as India gifted a scoreboard to Jamaica.
A scoreboard was dedicated at Sabina Park in Kingston. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in the Caribbean island nation.
The minister expressed hope that the new scoreboard would witness many memorable innings, including those symbolising the enduring friendship between the two countries.
Cricket has long been a strong cultural bridge between India and Jamaica, which is part of the West Indies cricket team.
Jamaican players, including Chris Gayle, Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding, have played a major role in shaping the legacy of West Indies cricket in the international arena, contributing to its dominance in earlier decades and its continued global appeal.
