Occupational Hazards: Doctor catches TB at work, No leave granted
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Mumbai: With every Occupation comes its occupational hazards. For a doctor, involved in treating number of patients daily, these hazards come every evidently in the form of various infectious diseases. Moreover, if a doctor is involved in functioning of a government hospital, where the number of patients are quite high, and the set-up is less than ideal in terms of infection control and personal protective mechanisms, these hazards come very easily.
Such was the case of a doctor working at BMC hospital, who recently contracted Tuberculosis while treating a number of patients for the same disease. While dealing with the shock of the disease, the doctor faced another shock, when the authorities denied her the TB leave to get herself treated. A few months back, as a part of demands of MARD, it was decided that paid leave shall be granted to doctors who contract the disease at work. But the decision seemed to have fallen flat in the face of execution when the hospital authorities seemed completely unaware about even the existence of such a sanction.
Such was the case of a doctor working at BMC hospital, who recently contracted Tuberculosis while treating a number of patients for the same disease. While dealing with the shock of the disease, the doctor faced another shock, when the authorities denied her the TB leave to get herself treated. A few months back, as a part of demands of MARD, it was decided that paid leave shall be granted to doctors who contract the disease at work. But the decision seemed to have fallen flat in the face of execution when the hospital authorities seemed completely unaware about even the existence of such a sanction.
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