Rajeev Jayadevan, Deepa Augustine, TS Anithadevi, Reshmi Ramachandran, Joseph Benaven
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Background Reports of violence against doctors at the workplace are on the rise. In August 2024, a young female doctor was raped and murdered during night duty at her workplace in Kolkata, India. This incident prompted nationwide protests and a service shutdown by doctors’ organizations advocating for improved workplace safety.