SUBHAH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Oct 21: The national body of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has launched a Google Form to enable doctors across the country to report incidents of violence against them. Dr. D. Tiwari, IMA national vice-president (headquarters, Delhi), shared that IMA National President Dr. Dilip Bhanushali has instructed state presidents and secretaries to upload any reports of violence against doctors onto this platform.
Dr. Tiwari explained that the Google Form link is intended to create a central registry documenting all such incidents. The initiative seeks to maintain up-to-date information on violence faced by doctors, healthcare workers, and medical establishments nationwide.
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Aiming for Central Legislation
Dr. Tiwari noted that healthcare is a state subject, and sometimes reports of violence fail to draw attention from either state or national bodies. By consolidating incidents via the Google Form, IMA plans to leverage the data to press the Union government for a Central Act to prevent violence against medical professionals.
He emphasized that even incidents from remote areas will now be immediately visible to the national body, ensuring that no case goes unreported or overlooked.
Support from Jharkhand IMA
The Jharkhand chapter of IMA has welcomed the initiative. Dr. Ajoy Kumar Singh, state coordinator (Ranchi), said the move effectively uses technology to strengthen reporting mechanisms. He added that reporting incidents to the national body would allow pressure to be applied both at the state and central levels to ensure justice against perpetrators.
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Dr. A.K. Lal, vice-president of IMA Kolhan Division (Jamshedpur), noted that the national body often does not receive timely updates on violence in remote areas. This new link will provide real-time information, enabling faster action.
Dr. Gauri Shankar, secretary of IMA Deoghar chapter, praised the registry mechanism, saying it ensures that doctors nationwide are immediately aware of incidents happening anywhere in the country.
