West Bengal to fill over 8000 Health Dept vacancies

The association posted on a social media platform, stating, “The picture of the poor state of the health system, corruption, insufficient health workers, and the miserable condition of patients emerged. We have repeatedly said—all vacancies, including doctors, nurses, and health workers, must be filled immediately. Why did we say that? Because security in a health centre is ensured not only by the police or CCTV, but only when good treatment of patients can be ensured—so that they do not have to suffer harassment due to referral problems, lack of infrastructure, or lack of staff.”

“Public health development is needed. Every health centre needs proper infrastructure, adequate health workers, and a corruption-free environment. Recently, NMC (National Medical Commission) has reduced post-graduate seats in several medical colleges in West Bengal due to a lack of sufficient teaching doctors—this incident has also shown how real our demand is. Hence, this recruitment drive is a huge step to improve the healthcare scenario in West Bengal,” it further added.

The association also added, “We think—this is not just a recruitment, it is a historic success of the movement. Only a mass movement can achieve the real demands of the people—this has been proven again today. Among our ten-point demands was—the most urgent step for safety in hospitals is the immediate recruitment of doctors, nurses, and health workers in the vacant posts. Today's recruitment is a clear recognition of that demand—the government has bowed its head.”