DELHI: Medicos in the country, agitating for a separate legislation to protect healthcare workers from violence through an ordinance, found robust support on Sunday when over 70 Padma awardee doctors wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi echoing their demand.The doctors are calling for the swift enactment of a special law to address violence against healthcare personnel and the implementation of improved safety protocols in medical facilities.They suggested that the Centre issue an ordinance immediately to ensure the “harshest possible punishment” for individuals who engage in violence against healthcare workers, whether verbal or physical.Among those who signed the letter are former Director General of ICMR Dr. Balram Bhargav, former AIIMS Delhi Director Dr. Randeep Guleria, Dr. S.K. Sarin, Director of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, and Dr. A.K. Bhalla, Honorary Secretary of the Board of Management at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.The doctors expressed “deep concern and profound anguish” over the recent horrific event at R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata.”We stand in unwavering solidarity with the victim’s family, whose pain and loss are unimaginable. We also extend our full support to the medical community, who are increasingly confronting such violence in the course of their work. The safety and dignity of healthcare professionals must be safeguarded with utmost priority,” the letter said.
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