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Assault on woman doc: Himachal Pradesh CM assures stern action

A woman doctor had been recently assaulted at the Primary Health Centre, Thachi in Mandi.

Assault on woman doc: Himachal Pradesh CM assures stern action

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Himachal Pradesh government has assured to take strict action against those involved in the assault of a woman doctor. Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur assured a delegation of Himachal Pradesh Medical Officers Association (HPMOA) led by president Dr Jeevanand Chauhan who met him last evening.

A woman doctor had been recently assaulted at the Primary Health Centre, Thachi in Mandi. The delegation demanded immediate arrest of culprits and stern action against them. They requested the chief minister to revoke the suspension of Block Medical Officer, Ghumarwin in Bilaspur district and demanded that CCTV cameras be provided up to Primary Health Centres to ensure safety of officials of the health institutions so that they could render their services fearlessly

The association demanded that sufficient staff be provided in those hospitals where 24 hours health services are being provided. It demanded issuing Mediperson Act at the earliest. The CM assured impartial inquiry would be conducted and stringent action would be taken against the erring persons.

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