Caught On Camera: Bihar Woman Health Worker Attacked For A Day's Absence
NDTV
Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife workers form the first line of healthcare system in rural areas and play a key role in taking services to remote corners
Grassroots health workers at Bihar's Jamui district threatened to boycott vaccination duty after one of them was attacked by a hospital's staff for not reporting to work for a day.
A video of a hospital staff member attacking the woman, an Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife, during an argument over her absence has gone viral.
The woman, who works in the Chakai block of Jamui, could not report to work on Wednesday. When she turned up on Thursday, she was rebuked and during the altercation, a hospital staff member also hit her.
The video shows a man and the woman shouting at each other. He then approaches her and throws a punch before others intervene and send him away.