Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Doctors’ protest enters 14th day


Young doctors' protest across the province including twin cities Islamabad-Rawalpindi, continued on 14-day.

Young doctors of government hospitals have been protesting for increase in their salaries. Due to the strike, they are checking patients on roads.

The doctors started their strike for the increase of their salaries on March 1. They had closed outdoor and indoor facilities for patients and protested in streets but now only the outdoor units in hospitals are closed.

The protesting doctors said that their salaries were very low and should be increased. They said that keeping in view the difficulties being faced by the patients; outdoor patients were being treated on roads.

According to Young Doctors Association (YDA), the doctors would not attend patients in hospitals, until the acceptance of their demands.

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