Doctors are protesting across the country against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata on August 8. After AIIMS in Bhopal, junior doctors of Hamidia Hospital have stopped working from 12 pm on Thursday night. In Indore too, junior doctors are only attending emergency cases.
It has been decided to keep OPDs closed in private hospitals in Bhopal and Indore from Saturday. Only emergency services will continue in private hospitals. Here, two PILs have been filed in Jabalpur High Court regarding the doctors' strike. In this, the doctors' strike has been termed wrong.
In Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Gwalior, Ratlam, members of the Indian Medical Association are protesting by wearing black bands on their arms in support of the strike. Due to the strike, the condition of health services in most government hospitals has started deteriorating. Patients are lining up for treatment. Pathology tests could not be done. Family members also kept getting upset.
To deal with the strike in Bhopal, Gandhi Medical College (GMC) Dean Dr. Kavita N Singh has cancelled the leaves of all doctors.
