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The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) condemned the alleged assault on doctors at Mumbai’s KB Bhabha Hospital after a 29-year-old pregnant woman died during treatment. Four doctors were injured as angry relatives vandalised the hospital. FAIMA demanded strict action, enhanced security, and protection for healthcare workers under the Maharashtra Medical Protection Act.

Mumbai: The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on May 14 strongly condemned the alleged assault on doctors and healthcare workers at KB Bhabha Hospital in Kurla following the death of a 29-year-old woman patient. In a statement posted on X, the doctors' body described the violence and vandalism inside the hospital as "absolutely unacceptable and intolerable."

FAIMA expressed solidarity with the resident doctors and hospital staff while demanding strict action against those involved under the Maharashtra Medical Protection Act. The association also urged Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar and Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif to take swift action and constitute a committee to address repeated attacks on healthcare workers.

KB Bhabha Hospital Staff Attacked By Patient's Relatives

Chaos broke out at Kurla's KB Bhabha Hospital after the death of Soni Harishankar Yadav, who was 38 weeks pregnant and had been admitted to the hospital on May 12 after experiencing labour pain. According to the hospital administration's "Untoward Incident Report," doctors performed an emergency caesarean section at around 10:30 pm after labour failed to progress normally, during which she delivered a baby weighing 2.95 kg.