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Include child abuse treatment in medical courses: Activists
Monday October 10, 2011 08:11:38 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Diagnosing
and psychologically healing child abuse cases should be included
in the basic medical training of doctors and nurses, child rights
activists said here Monday.
"Child abuse is not considered a health issue. While the focus of
the health ministry is on survival and diseases, we would want the
ministry to include training on medical practitioners and nurses
in dealing with cases of physiological and mental child abuse,"
pediatrician Rajeev Seth said at a conference at the All India
Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
"We will approach the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the
ministry to consider the possible changes. It will help the
parents also become more comfortable with the doctors," said Seth,
also the chair of the organising committee of the Asia Pacific
Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (APCCAN).
The experts emphasised on introducing child protection units in
hospitals that are equipped in dealing with cases of child abuse
by providing medical, legal, logistical, and psychological
support.
The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has
also proposed Collaborative Child Protection Units (CCPU) in six
hospitals in Bangalore.
"The units will use multi-disciplinary approach to protect the
best interests of child victims," said Shireen Vakil Miller,
director advocacy with NGO Save the Children.
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