Manipur's Largest Govt Hospital Wants Nurses To Work In COVID-19 Wards For Just Rs 273 Per Day
In an appalling development, the largest government-run hospital in the state of Manipur has issued a notification inviting nurses to work in COVID-19 wards on a daily wage basis.
In an appalling development, the largest government-run hospital in the state of Manipur has issued a notification inviting nurses to work in COVID-19 wards on a daily wage basis.
The daily wage for the nurses is fixed at an abominable sum of Rs 273 per day.
The picture of the government notification is going viral on social media
in manipur, the state's largest govt hospital came out with notification inviting nurses to work in Covid19 ward on daily wage basis. the wage is INR 273/day. is this the seriousness with which the health department is handling the pandemic in manipur? pls see this @NBirenSingh pic.twitter.com/flqaaihmxr
¡ª akoijam sunita (@akoi_Jam) May 15, 2020
Following the outrage over the notification and the intervention by Trained Nurses Association of India, the notification has been cancelled.
Many on social media questioned the audacity of coming out with such a notification, especially when the country fights a global pandemic which has killed thousands here and the healthcare workers are frontline warriors engaged in relief efforts.
Seriously undermining the service values of medical fraternity specially the NURSES!
¡ª Yangmi Ruivah (@YRuivah) May 15, 2020
Outrageous..... make these people manage Covid patients for one day and they will learn a lesson ..
¡ª Sanjay Joseph (@josephsanjay007) May 15, 2020
Is it the value of our life or the value of a health worker entrusted with saving the lives of citizens. Great Initiative ?.
¡ª shiv (@shivakjain) May 16, 2020
Healthcare workers, especially nurses are severely underpaid and mostly neglected for their services.
Ever since the start of this pandemic, there is a growing demand to increase the minimum wage of these workers and that they must be given more rights and recognition.
India has a severe shortage of doctors and nurses even as it fights the COVID-19 pandemic.
India has 1.7 nurses per 1,000 population, 43% less than the World Health Organisation norm (3 per 1,000). This includes nurses, midwives, women health visitors and auxiliary nurse midwives. Overall, India has 3.07 million registered nursing personnel, the government told the Rajya Sabha on March 3, 2020.
