AGARTALA, June 18 (TIWN): Indian Medical Association (IMA) members and the doctors across India protested violence against healthcare workers with black masks, strips and banners. With the motto - 'Save the survivors', the doctors requested a Central law to forestall incidents of brutality against medicos.

Since the flare-up of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals have been working-level out to save the lives of those influenced. However, assaults on specialists over issues that are outside their ability to control have consistently been accounted for from various parts of the country. This disturbing pattern has built up the requirement for better measures to shield doctors from acts of violence.   

Addressing the protest before Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) President of the Tripura Branch of the Indian Medical Association, Dr. Damodar Chatterjee said, “We are deeply hurt to see increasing physical violence on doctors and healthcare professionals. It's occurring day in and day out. The IMA is pressing for a central act against violence…There are many central health laws such as the PCPNDT Act and the Clinical Establishment Act. Currently, a few states have local laws, but what we need is a strong central law to protect doctors from violence.”