Kerala state tightens law to protect doctors from violence

The southern Indian state of Kerala has approved new legislation to provide stronger protection for doctors and healthcare workers after state-wide protests over the murder of Vandana Das, a 22 year old house surgeon who worked at the Kottarakkara taluk hospital.In the early hours of 10 May Das was stabbed four times by a patient she was trying to treat, sustaining deep and fatal wounds. Local news reports indicated that the patient was a drug user who was in therapy for addiction at the time of the attack.Das’s death comes just two months after 60 year old cardiologist PK Ashokan sustained injuries after a glass counter was smashed at Kerala’s Fathima hospital by relatives of a pregnant woman who had been treated by his wife, an obstetrician. The woman had faced complications and her baby died. Her relatives alleged that treatment delays led to the child’s death.The ordinance expands the…
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