The Andhra Pradesh Chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will hold a protest on June 18 against a series of attacks on doctors on Covid duty in different parts of the country. Expressing anguish and solidarity, the medical body will observe the protest by wearing black badges, masks, ribbons and running an awareness campaign on the violence against healthcare professionals.

The Odisha State branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will also hold a protest on June 18 against violence against doctors on June 18 across the State.

Indian Medical Association Andhra Pradesh president Dr. N. Subrahmanyam, president-elect, IMA COVID Taskforce convenor Dr. C. Srinivasa Raju and State Secretary Dr. G. Nanda Kishore in a release on Tuesday, stated that all the medical personnel will stage demonstrations in protest against the series of physical violence on doctors.

IMA appeals the State and Central governments to recognise and impart martyrhood to all the deceased doctors and award solatium to their families under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) and stop violence against doctors by the promulgation of ‘Health Services Personnel & Clinical Establishments mandatory security structure among others.

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