IMA seeks speedy disbursal of compensation for doctors who died due to COVID-19 in Bihar
The Hindu
Only one doctor’s kin have got compensation, while the rest are awaiting
Amid the surge of , where the lack of doctors, nurses, paramedics, oxygen and bed in hospitals has regularly been hitting the headlines, family members of only one of 120 doctors who have so far died due to the pandemic have got government compensation. The Bihar chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has submitted a memorandum to the State government several times for compensation to be paid to the family members of the other 119 doctors too but “the government is yet to respond”. The doctors, nurses and paramedics were declared as frontline workers.More Related News