The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has again established free medical camps outside allied hospitals, which would be fully operational from today (Monday) to accommodate outdoor patients as young doctors would continue their strike in outpatient departments of all public sector hospitals.
“We will not call off strike from OPDs unless the Punjab government issues a notification regarding increase in salaries of young doctors,” said YDA Punjab Chairman Dr. Muhammad Haroon while talking to ‘The News’ on Sunday. He said that the YDA would not call off strike on verbal
assurances made by the government high-ups or by any politician in the ruling PML-N in Punjab.
On Sunday, the strike in OPDs entered its 20th day, but the Punjab government has not offered any formula to young doctors to resolve the issue. “We believed in verbal assurances being made by senior politicians, including Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, but the provincial government has done nothing so far to fulfil the demands of young doctors,” said Dr. Muhammad Haroon.
The young doctors went on strike in OPDs of hospitals across the province on March 1 after getting no response from the provincial government on the subject of increase in their salaries, pay protection and increase in health budget.
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