Kolkata Doctor Murder Case -(Updates)
After the cruelty to a doctor in Kolkata, the Supreme Court has formed a 14-member National Task Force. Today will be the first meeting of this task force in which the safety of doctors and health workers will be discussed.
The Supreme Court has recently formed this task force considering this matter serious. Representatives of doctors and medical organizations will also get a chance to give their opinion in the meeting. The court has clearly said that no compromise will be accepted in the matter of safety of health workers and the country should not wait for any other accident.
Who are the members of the National Task Force?
- 1-Surgeon Vice Admiral Arty Sareen
- 2-Dr N Nageswara Reddy – Chairman and Managing Director of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospital, Hyderabad
- 3-Dr M Srinivas – Director of AIIMS, Delhi
- 4-Dr Pratima Murthy – Director of National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore
- 5-Dr Goverdhan Dutt Puri – Executive Director of AIIMS, Jodhpur
- 6-Dr Saumitra Rawat – Member of Board of Management of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi
- 7-Professor Anita Saxena – Former Dean of Pandit BD Sharma Medical University, Rohtak and Head of Department of Cardiology at AIIMS Delhi
- 8-Dr Pallavi Saple – Dean of Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai
- 9-Dr Padma Shrivastava – Former Professor of Department of Neurology at AIIMS Delhi and currently Head of Neurology at Paras Health, Gurgaon
- Also, the Cabinet Secretary, Union Home Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Chairman of National Medical Commission and Chairman of National Board of Examinations are also members of this task force.