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India's female healthcare workers seek protection following murder of trainee doctor
Indian is still reeling from the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor Moumita Debnath in a Kolkata hospital on August 9. The horrific crime is a reminder of the lack of security for women in the country, but it also highlights the worrying situation faced by women working in the medical sector, who face trivialised patient violence and unsafe facilities. In India, 60 percent of medical school students are women, but these future doctors fear for their future. Some are taking matters into their own hands by signing up for self-defence classes. Our correspondents report.
Indian is still reeling from the rape and murder of 31-year-old trainee doctor Moumita Debnath in a Kolkata hospital on August 9. The horrific crime is a reminder of the lack of security for women in the country, but it also highlights the worrying situation faced by women working in the medical sector, who face trivialised patient violence and unsafe facilities. In India, 60 percent of medical school students are women, but these future doctors fear for their future. Some are taking matters into their own hands by signing up for self-defence classes. Our correspondents report.
