NHRC issues notices to Centre, Delhi over lack of medical, financial protection for contractual doctors
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday requested the Union Health Ministry and the Delhi authorities to “consider providing adequate medical care and financial protection” to contractual medical and paramedical employees engaged in COVID-19 care.
The NHRC issued notices to the Health and Family Welfare Secretary and the Chief Secretary of Delhi asking them to submit stories inside two weeks, an NHRC assertion mentioned. The NHRC mentioned the governments ought to take into account getting medical insurance coverage for the contractual healthcare staff to allow them to get therapy in non-public hospitals.
The NHRC additionally requested them to present financial help to Dr. Amit Gupta, a senior resident in paediatrics at Satyavadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital, Delhi, who was admitted to the ICU of Medanta Hospital in Gurugram for COVID-19 therapy. The NHRC mentioned the complainant within the matter mentioned Dr. Gupta couldn’t get a mattress within the hospital he labored at and didn’t get any financial help from the federal government on the grounds that he was engaged on contract.
“The Commission has observed that it is a serious issue if the contractual doctors/resident doctors and paramedical staff of the Delhi government and other Central government hospitals are not getting life care medical facilities when they fall ill during their service to save lives of the people during such a pandemic situation. Presently, the country is already facing huge crisis of medical facilities and losing lives too,” it mentioned.
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