Date:23/10/2010 URL:

http://www.thehindu.com/2010/10/23/stories/2010102362760300.htm
Andhra Pradesh - Visakhapatnam

Patient's death triggers protest

Special Correspondent

Relatives of the patient stage a dharna .Junior doctors go on flash strike

VISAKHAPATNAM: The death of a woman in the early hours of Friday, a day after
she delivered a baby, sparked off trouble at the Government Hospital for Women and
Children (Ghosha Hospital) in the old city area.

Relatives and friends of the patient staged a dharna alleging negligence by the doctors
and the junior doctors of the hospital went on a flash strike and started a dharna
alleging that one of the juniors doctors on duty was beaten up by the patient's relatives.

Later in the day, Assistant Commissioner of Police Krishnamurthy Naidu could

convince the patient's relatives and friends that post-mortem would be done in the
presence of Tahsildar and medical experts and action would be taken if the doctors on
duty were at fault.

The junior doctors in the city said attacks on them were continuing and decided to go
on a strike.

They served a strike notice to the Superintendent of the King George Hospital.
Medical care was affected in the Government hospitals due to the strike by the junior
doctors and it could increase tomorrow if all junior doctors stayed away from their
duties.

Amuloju Padma (22), wife of a goldsmith, Prasad, was admitted at the Ghosha
Hospital on October 18 and doctors decided to perform a caesarean. The surgery was
performed on Thursday and later she complained of severe stomach ache.

Though she was taken inside the operation theatre for treatment, Padma reportedly
died while being treated. Junior doctors complained that her relatives who reached
hospital on hearing her death, beat up a junior doctor on duty.

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Date:24/10/2010 URL:
http://www.thehindu.com/2010/10/24/stories/2010102462200300.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Visakhapatnam

Junior doctors go on strike

Special Correspondent

VISAKHAPATNAM: Around 350 junior doctors of Andhra Medical College,

protesting against an alleged attack on a junior doctor at the Government Victoria
Hospital for Women and Children (Ghosha hospital) on Friday by relatives of a
patient, and seeking secure working environment, launched a total strike on Saturday.
Medical care at the King George Hospital, Ghosha Hospital and other teaching
hospitals attached to AMC was affected and only emergency medical care was being
given, Superintendent of KGH G. Shanta Rao said on Saturday.

The alleged attack on the junior doctor took place when a woman, who had given birth
to a baby boy, died in the early hours of Friday. The junior doctors, who gave a strike
notice on Friday evening to the Superintendent, insisted that they be provided safe
working environment as they were more exposed to the patients.

Dr. Shanta Rao along with Director of Medical Education (academic) Ramanamma
and Principal of AMC G. Bhagya Rao held discussions with the junior doctors'
representatives on Saturday. Collector J. Syamala Rao and Commissioner of Police J.
Purnachandra Rao also wanted the junior doctors to resume duty. The junior doctors
also wanted action to be taken against those who attacked their colleague.

Dr. Shanta Rao said efforts would continue to convince the junior doctors to call of
their strike and was hopeful of a result in a day or two.

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