Nearly 75% doctors in India have faced either verbal or physical
violence during their lifetime, says a report of ‘The Lancet’—one of the
oldest medical journals in the world—quoting the Indian Medical
Association (IMA).
The medical journal has pointed out that most of the cases of violence are due to patients’ death, inflated bills and sometimes behaviour of the doctors. The solution is that the government should regulate private health sector strictly and upgrade facilities in government hospitals.
“According to the report, the health workers (doctors) in India have reached a breaking point in the wake of continuous physical attacks on them,” says Dr PK Gupta, spokesperson for the IMA, Lucknow Chapter.
“It’s not a matter of pride for India that Lancet picked up such a scene of India’s health sector. Perhaps that is the reason why most of the young doctors are not interested in serving government hospitals. Junior doctors are more exposed to violence for they are the first responders. May be they are inexperienced in handling the patients’ relatives,” adds Dr Gupta.
“The Lancet report highlights the fact that funding of public health care has declined and passive privatisation has been encouraged this has caused stress on pockets of common man leading to brawls,” says senior IMA member Dr Aleem Sid
The medical journal has pointed out that most of the cases of violence are due to patients’ death, inflated bills and sometimes behaviour of the doctors. The solution is that the government should regulate private health sector strictly and upgrade facilities in government hospitals.
“According to the report, the health workers (doctors) in India have reached a breaking point in the wake of continuous physical attacks on them,” says Dr PK Gupta, spokesperson for the IMA, Lucknow Chapter.
“It’s not a matter of pride for India that Lancet picked up such a scene of India’s health sector. Perhaps that is the reason why most of the young doctors are not interested in serving government hospitals. Junior doctors are more exposed to violence for they are the first responders. May be they are inexperienced in handling the patients’ relatives,” adds Dr Gupta.
“The Lancet report highlights the fact that funding of public health care has declined and passive privatisation has been encouraged this has caused stress on pockets of common man leading to brawls,” says senior IMA member Dr Aleem Sid
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