In response to the Supreme Court's August 22 order, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan and Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra co-chaired a virtual meeting in Delhi involving the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police (DGPs) from various states to implement essential safety measures for doctors and healthcare professionals. The discussions focused on ensuring that State Governments and Union Territories (UT) take immediate actions to address safety concerns at healthcare workplaces pending receipt of the report of the National Task Force (NTF) to address the concerns of the doctors over their safety at their workplaces. This follows the National Task Force's (NTF) initial meeting, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan, which took place on Tuesday.
Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) was present along with senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in today's meeting. In today's meeting, the officers of state governments and UTs including Chief Secretaries and DPGs apprised of the steps taken by respective governments to enhance security and provide a safer working environment for healthcare workers across public and private hospitals, medical colleges and other healthcare institutions. Interacting with the states, Govind Mohan requested the officers to ensure the installation of CCTV cameras in blind spots, integration with 112 helplines for health care workers, access control of large hospitals, and sharing of the r.
