OPD services halted across the country: Doctors took to the streets in Delhi and NCR, staged massive protests; demanding justice


Posted on 13th Aug 2024 11:41 am by rohit kumar

Doctors across the country are protesting at various places against the rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata. Doctors' protests are continuing in Delhi and NCR as well. Doctors are protesting at Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri. Doctors have announced an indefinite strike in Delhi.

 

On Tuesday morning, doctors are protesting at Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri. On the other hand, the doctors' strike is continuing at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Due to this patients are facing problems. Doctors are demanding justice from the central government against the rape incident.

 

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On Monday, many doctors including AIIMS and RML Hospital were on strike. Due to the indefinite strike of resident doctors, up to 80 percent of surgeries were affected in AIIMS. According to the information received from AIIMS Medical Superintendent Dr. Nirupam Madan, 98 major and 96 minor surgeries were conducted in AIIMS on Monday.

 

FAIMA has announced a nationwide OPD shutdown today. Doctors and staff across the country are angry against the brutality of a female trainee doctor in Kolkata city of Bengal. Doctors are demanding from the government for their safety. For information, let us tell you that in Faridabad ESIC Medical College, doctors are protesting for their safety and against the Kolkata case.

 

Safdarjung closed evening OPD

 

Given the strike, Safdarjung Hospital has stopped the evening OPD, afternoon clinic, and CGHS specialist facility in the dispensary till the situation becomes normal. The administration claims that the services were not affected much due to the strike. Similarly, GB Pant, Loknayak, RML, and other hospitals also claimed that their services were not affected.

 

Emergency became a support for patients

 

Amidst the doctors' strike, the facilities in the emergency became a support for the patients. Serious patients who were troubled in the OPD immediately went to the emergency. Here the doctors provided them treatment as well as medicines. Kuldeep, who came to Loknayak, said that his mother was feeling dizzy. Even after sitting in the OPD for a long time, when the doctor was not seen, he immediately came to the emergency on the guard's request. Here the doctors saw his mother and prescribed medicines.

 

Even rain could not stop the doctors' protest

 

Amidst the doctors' strike, it rained intermittently in Delhi on Monday. The doctors' protest continued amidst this rain. In light rain, the doctors took out a rally from the AIIMS director's office to the ring road. Apart from this, they continued to protest in other hospitals in the rain as well. While in many places the protest continued with black bands tied.

 

Nursing staff also came in support

 

Nursing staff of AIIMS, RML, and Lady Harding have also come in support of the doctors' strike. The nursing union says that the doctors are protesting for a reasonable demand. They will also support them in this protest. Everyone has demanded proper security for the health workers.

 

Also Read: Kolkata Doctor Murder: Doctors of Delhi AIIMS and RML are on strike, seniors took over; these are the demands

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