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FAIMA’s petition highlights the dire need for enhanced safety and improved working conditions for doctors, especially women, who are constantly exposed to dangers in the course of their duty. The key interventions and directions requested by FAIMA include immediate safety measures: installation of CCTV cameras in sensitive hospital areas and ensuring compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, including a 24×7 distress call facility.
The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court and filed an urgent application for intervention and direction in the case of the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. According to a FAIMA press release, the association appreciated the Chief Justice of India for considering the working environment of resident doctors and the assurance that the Supreme Court is considering improving our working conditions and safety. The tragic incident led to nationwide protests and raised serious concerns about the safety of healthcare workers across the country.
FAIMA’s petition highlights the dire need for enhanced safety and improved working conditions for doctors, especially women, who are constantly exposed to dangers in the course of their duty. The key interventions and directions requested by FAIMA include immediate safety measures: installation of CCTV cameras in sensitive hospital areas and ensuring compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, including a 24×7 distress call facility.
It further mentions the inclusion of a National Task Force in which resident doctors will be represented in the National Task Force to address real-time safety issues and prepare comprehensive guidelines.
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