(On National Doctors Day, FIT is republishing this story to remind our viewers of the contribution doctors make to enrich our lives and to thank them for their service)
It isn’t easy being a doctor, it never has been. The long years of gruelling training, crazy hours of work, and remuneration, which, despite popular belief, is never commensurate with the hours spent and the energy expended.
To add to this, for doctors in India today, is the looming spectre of public violence and abuse. Doctors understand the need for regulation on costs of healthcare, and for checks and balances for quality control, perhaps more than patients.
Dr. Shibal Bhartiya – Leading Eye Surgeon at Marengo Asia Hospitals, Gurgaon Dr. Shibal Bhartiya is Director (Dept of Ophthalmology), Marengo Asia Hospitals, Gurgaon, and is also the Program Director for Community Outreach and Wellness, at Marengo Asia Hospitals, Gurgaon, and Faridabad.
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