New Delhi [India], April 6 : Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday urged the Central Government to provide the Personal Protection Equipment to the medical staff as requested by the AIIMS doctors association.
"In this critical time, doctors, health workers and station workers are the leading soldiers of this fight. It is our collective responsibility to protect their equipment, their honor and their voices. Hope that our government will hear the plea made by the AIIMS doctors association," Vadra tweeted.
Earlier today, Resident Doctor's Association (RDA) of AIIMS, Delhi, had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over 'targeting of doctors for raising genuine concerns related to COVID-19 preparedness'.
"Over the last few days, our frontline healthcare workers-doctors, nurses and other support staff have come forward with their problems and issues related to the availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), COVID testing equipment and quarantine facilities, on social media. The officials should view these inputs constructively," read the letter by the RDA.
"Instead of appreciating their efforts towards the welfare of their peers and patient, they have received a harsh backlash. In the face of the Corona pandemic, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure that these 'soldiers' are heard, their opinion respected, rather than humiliated," it said.
( With inputs from ANI )