Nearly 35,000 Tamil Nadu Doctors Protest Over Violence Against Healthcare Workers

The Indian Medical Association called for a protest today against recent incidents of violence against healthcare professionals in different parts of the country.

About 35,000 doctors of the Indian Medical Association's (IMA) Tamil Nadu branch joined the nation-wide protest today, demanding a central legislation to protect hospitals and healthcare professionals from violence. The IMA had called for the protest against recent incidents of violence against healthcare professionals in different parts of the country. The protest with "Save the Saviors" slogan was peaceful and did not affect the services in hospitals, Dr AK Ravikumar, Honorary State Secretary of IMA said. No medical services were withdrawn or patient care interrupted during the protest, which strictly followed the all Covid protocols.