World Medical Association writes to PM Modi on Dr Archana Sharma’s suicide
India Today
The World Medical Association wrote a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the death of Dr Archana Sharma.
The World Medical Association wrote a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Dr Archana Sharma’s suicide and demanded a supportive legal environment for health professionals.
In the letter, the association expressed their concern about the high number of attacks on health professionals in the country. The letter said they support the demand made by the Indian Medical Association to enact unambiguous and effective lawful means to stop the attacks on physicians and other health personnel.
The letter highlighted the importance of an “unbiased and scientifically correct process in dealing with unwanted treatment outcomes.” They said that countering non-negligent treatment errors with prosecution will lead to “risk-avoiding, defensive medicine and, as such, to reduced treatment options for seriously ill or endangered patients.”
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The letter concluded with a demand to provide “a legal environment and law enforcement that allows health professionals to do the best they can for their patients, without being under threat of violence or persecution.”
Dr Archana Sharma had died by suicide on March 29 after an FIR was filed against her for the death of her patient. Doctors all over the country have been coming out in support of the deceased and the Indian Medical Association has been organising protests in different parts of the country.
