Maharashtra: Doctors entitled to TB leave now
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Tuberculosis (TB) has been affecting the medical community in Maharashtra, with many medical trainees and resident doctors in the state suffering from this health ailment.
The medical education department has taken serious note of the situation, and has announced medical leaves for such cases. This is in view of helping these medicos to avail a complete treatment in the granted time frame.
The first of its kind initiative in India finds its roots in the hospitals only; the same place where these doctors treat the TB patients and therefore, come in close contact with them. The situation gets only worst when these doctors (treat the TB patients) during unusual working hours, and most likely do not follow proper precautionary measures. Then, there are additional factors such as poor infection control and less usage of masks which adds to this medical woe.
As reported by Punemirror, "Given the rising incidence among us, we had demanded that doctors who suffered from TB be granted leave, so that they can complete their treatment. In the last three years, we have seen around 90 new cases of TB, a rather underestimated figure as doctors are biased and uncomfortable to talk about their condition. There has been a 10 per cent rise in cases as, in 2013, 25 new cases were registered whereas in 2015, we saw more than 35. This new TB leave scheme will help us in knowing the exact number of doctors suffering from the disease as it will be recorded with the government," shared Dr Sagar Mundada, central president of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD).
The medical education department has taken serious note of the situation, and has announced medical leaves for such cases. This is in view of helping these medicos to avail a complete treatment in the granted time frame.
The first of its kind initiative in India finds its roots in the hospitals only; the same place where these doctors treat the TB patients and therefore, come in close contact with them. The situation gets only worst when these doctors (treat the TB patients) during unusual working hours, and most likely do not follow proper precautionary measures. Then, there are additional factors such as poor infection control and less usage of masks which adds to this medical woe.
As reported by Punemirror, "Given the rising incidence among us, we had demanded that doctors who suffered from TB be granted leave, so that they can complete their treatment. In the last three years, we have seen around 90 new cases of TB, a rather underestimated figure as doctors are biased and uncomfortable to talk about their condition. There has been a 10 per cent rise in cases as, in 2013, 25 new cases were registered whereas in 2015, we saw more than 35. This new TB leave scheme will help us in knowing the exact number of doctors suffering from the disease as it will be recorded with the government," shared Dr Sagar Mundada, central president of the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD).
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