Jharkhand Health Minister felicitates 45 ophthalmologists for COVID service, confirms proposal of Medical Protection Act

Dr Bharti Kashyap, secretary, Jharkhand Ophthalmological Society stated that in order to bring justice to the assaulted doctors, it is essential to punish all those found guilty of assaulting doctors and caregivers and setting up fast track courts can be helpful in doing so.

She told The Telegraph, "These brave ophthalmologists, abandoned their comfort zones, transcended professional boundaries and put their own lives at risk to ensure that people in distress got all the necessary help to fight the second wave of Covid-19. Even at the peak of the pandemic, there were many cases of violence against doctors and medical personnel. Even women health care professionals were not spared. We need fast track courts and Medical Protection Act in our state to ensure the safety of our doctors."

In the case of doctors who passed away in the line of duty, the health minister also presented shawls and mementos to the kin of those doctors. All eminent doctors of the state, who had fallen victim to the Corona pandemic including the families of Dr.Krishna Murari Sahu, Dr.Sujit Kumar Paul and Dr.Chandrika Kishore Thakur were also felicitated.

Dr.Bibhuti Kashyap secured a gold medal for the Dr.V.S.Gupta Best Free Paper and gold was also conferred to Dr.Rahul Prasad for the Manjul Pant Best Video Session at the virtual conference of Jharkhand Ophthalmological Society organized in 2020. Dr.Lalit Jain was felicitated for his Extramural Oration at the annual conference. The other felicitated doctors are Dr Nagendra Pandit, Dr Bharat Singh, Dr Priyanka Priydarshi, Dr Ashima N R Tigga, Dr Preetish Pronoy, Dr Sarwar Alam, Dr Smita Anand, Dr Tanisha Ojha, Dr. Pinki Pal, Dr. Neha Shilpy, Dr. Sarojini Murmu, Dr. Bibha Kumari, Dr. Kumari Reena Singh, Dr. Vivek Kumar, Dr Shilpa Sanjeeta Singh, Dr. Shakti Nath Singh and Dr. Pallavi Purnima Singh, reports the daily.