Synopsis: A doctor at Thamarassery Taluk Hospital, Kozhikode, was critically injured after being attacked with a machete by the father of a child who died of amoebic meningoencephalitis. The assailant, accusing the hospital of negligence, was arrested. The incident, sparking outrage and a medical strike, highlights ongoing safety concerns in Kerala’s hospitals despite the Code Grey Protocol.

With the medical community yet to recover from the brutal killing of young house surgeon Vandana Das at Kottarakara Taluk Hospital in May 2023, Kerala witnessed another chilling attack on a government doctor on Wednesday, 8 October.

A casualty medical officer at the Thamarassery Taluk Hospital in Kozhikode was critically injured after being hacked by the father of a nine-year-old girl who had died o

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