Ozone Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has launched ‘Ozone Shield’, an initiative aimed at providing security, legal and emotional wellbeing support to doctors facing violence, harassment or medico-legal challenges.
The initiative was formally launched by DrKiran Bedi (IPS), former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, at a special event in New Delhi. The company said the programme has been introduced in response to growing concerns over threats and harassment faced by healthcare professionals.
A nationwide survey by experts from AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital and VMMC, covering more than 1,500 healthcare workers, found that 78.4 per cent had faced threats while on duty, while 58.2 per cent did not feel safe at their workplace.
Conceptualised by Ozone Pharmaceuticals Founder and Managing Director Subash Sehgal, Ozone Shield will offer personal security support during threats or manhandling, legal assistance in medico-legal matters and counselling for emotional wellbeing. The company said its field teams will introduce the initiative directly to doctors, beginning with gynaecologists before expanding to other specialities.
Doctors can register through the Shield WhatsApp Chatbot by providing basic details, following which the local Ozone team will contact them.
CEO Anil Kothiyal said the company viewed supporting doctors as a responsibility towards the medical fraternity. Ozone Pharmaceuticals, established in 1991, has manufacturing units in Baddi and Guwahati and reaches more than one lakh doctors across India and Nepal.
