Overview

• An official order from Assam’s Medical Education and Research Department relieved Dr. Abhijit Sarma of GMCH superintendent duties in the public interest while he undergoes treatment.
• Associate Professor of Surgery Dr. Devajit Choudhury has been appointed superintendent in charge with immediate effect after leading the State Cancer Institute.
• Dr. Choudhury pledged visible improvements within a month and vowed to restore public confidence following the August 18 infant death that drew public outrage.
• With Choudhury moving to GMCH, Dr. Dwipen Khanikar has been assigned to head the State Cancer Institute in charge.
• Junior doctors urged an unbiased inquiry and cautioned against targeting clinicians, nurses sought relief for an arrested colleague citing staff shortages, and two doctors named in an FIR were admitted for psychiatric care and have not yet appeared before the hospital inquiry panel.