Health Ministry issues measures for Central Hospitals, AIIMS, INIs to ensure doctors, health workers safety - Video

Amid the massive outrage and protests by doctors across the country demanding safety at their workplace, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued several directions to the Heads of all Central Government Hospitals/Institutes to ensure safety and security of doctors and healthcare workers.

These measures, recommended by the Ministry, include installing sufficient numbers of High-resolution CCTV cameras, employing adequate number of well-trained security guards, setting up control rooms at the institutes, identification badges for staff, patients, visitors, restricting access to certain areas, identifying dark spots in the campus, well-secured duty rooms with basic amenities etc.