Government Proposes Stricter Penalties for Attacks on Healthcare Workers and Facilities
Summary
The government has proposed a new bill to impose stricter prison and fine penalties for attacks, violence, and intimidation against healthcare workers and health institutions. The amendment also extends legal protection to intern students and adds mental and psychosocial security for health workers.
Key Points
- The government has introduced a bill to amend the Health Workers and Health Institutions Security Act, 2066, with tougher penalties for violent offenses in the health sector.
- Serious attacks or incitement against healthcare workers and institutions would bring 2 to 5 years in prison and fines of 200,000 to 500,000 rupees, with both penalties required.
- The amendment expands protection to trainee intern students and adds mental and psychosocial security for healthcare workers for the first time.
- The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene has placed the bill as its first priority for the fiscal year 2083/084.
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