In a letter addressed to the Union Health Minister JP Nadda, FORDA expressed its deep condemnation of the horrific circumstances surrounding the death, describing it as "perhaps the greatest travesty to have occurred in the history of the resident doctor community."
In the wake of the rape and murder of a female post-graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the West Bengal government has appointed Professor Dr Bulbul Mukhopadhyay as the new Medical Superintendent cum Vice-Principal of the college.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday demanded a CBI inquiry into the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a medical college in Kolkata as the Police had initially labelled the case as a suicide before changing it to a murder case.
The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) on Sunday announced a nationwide halt of elective services in hospitals on August 12 to show solidarity with the residents of RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
Union Minister of State and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday wrote to Union Health Minister JP Nadda to take steps to prevent future tragedies like the recent one at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata.
A group of doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh, held a candlelight march on Saturday to protest the death of a female post-graduate trainee (PGT) at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal's Kolkata.
After a woman doctor was allegedly sexually harassed by a nursing officer in AIIMS, Rishikesh, doctors held a protest and demanded that strict legal action should be taken against the accused.
The demonstrating doctors held the placards reading, "Stop the Genocide", "Save Gaza Hospitals", "Bombing ambulances is not self-defense", "Stop the conflict between Israel and Palestine" amongst others.
Terming the agreement between the protesting doctors and the Rajasthan government on the 'Right to Health' bill (RTH) as historic, Rajasthan Health Minister Parsadi Lal Meena on Tuesday said that it is the victory of the people of the state.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that doctors protesting against the Right to health bill and the Rajasthan Government should hold discussions and find a common ground so that health services in the state are not affected.