AHMEDABAD: On June 25, 25,000-odd doctors from the state will join their peers across India to protest against the National Commission for Human Resources for Health (NCHRH) Bill, 2011. Indian Medical Association
(IMA) officials, however, said that essential services will not be
disrupted, and in government hospitals doctors will work with a black
ribbon on their arms.
According to IMA's Gujarat chapter, more than 5,000 private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics will remain closed on Monday. Dr Bipin Patel, secretary of the Gujarat chapter, told TOI that doctors will stage a protest to put forth their demands at district levels.
"We do not want to make patients in dire need suffer and have asked doctors with government hospitals to continue with their duties with a black ribbon on their arms as mark of protest," he said.
Mehul Shah, president of Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA), said that indoor patients who are already in hospitals will get monitoring and emergency care, but OPDs will not run and planned surgeries will not be conducted. "We are providing helpline numbers for patients who can contact our doctors for guidance," he said.
Striking doctors will hold a dharna from 10 am to 2 pm at Natraj Cinema. A candlelight march is planned at 7 pm at Pushpkunj in Kankaria, Vastrapur Lake, and Rambaug.
According to IMA's Gujarat chapter, more than 5,000 private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics will remain closed on Monday. Dr Bipin Patel, secretary of the Gujarat chapter, told TOI that doctors will stage a protest to put forth their demands at district levels.
"We do not want to make patients in dire need suffer and have asked doctors with government hospitals to continue with their duties with a black ribbon on their arms as mark of protest," he said.
Mehul Shah, president of Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA), said that indoor patients who are already in hospitals will get monitoring and emergency care, but OPDs will not run and planned surgeries will not be conducted. "We are providing helpline numbers for patients who can contact our doctors for guidance," he said.
Striking doctors will hold a dharna from 10 am to 2 pm at Natraj Cinema. A candlelight march is planned at 7 pm at Pushpkunj in Kankaria, Vastrapur Lake, and Rambaug.
