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| Protest at DH Kishtwar against assault on medicos | | People block NH over shortage of doctors | | Early Times Report
kishtwar, May 9: Doctors and paramedical staff of district hospital (DH), Kishtwar, today observed a day-long strike over the yesterday's assault on doctors and paramedical staff in emergency ward by the attendants of a patient.
After reaching the hospital in the morning, doctors and paramedical staff went on strike, demanding action against those who had manhandled the staff in the emergency ward yesterday.
They also asked the administration to strengthen security inside the hospital by setting up a police post.
The female staffers alleged harassment by outsiders and said that they felt insecure while rendering their services during night hours.
They also questioned the role of NGOs and blamed them for interfering in their work. They alleged harassment by some NGOs.
The NGOs, however, refuted the charge, while condemning the attack on doctors and paramedical staff yesterday.
The strike was called off by doctors following assurance from police that action would be taken against the accused.
Due to their strike, patients, including children, suffered a lot.
Meanwhile, people held a demonstration outside the office of Deputy Commissioner here and blocked the highway in protest against shortage of doctors at DH, Kishtwar.
Due to road blockade, the vehicular movement remained disrupted for more than four hours. The people demanded immediate filling of all the vacant posts, including 30 posts of assistant surgeons, 9 posts of specialist doctors and over 50 posts of paramedical staff.
They blamed the Government for ignoring Kishtwar district hospital and threatened to intensify their protest in case the Government failed to fill the vacant posts of doctors and paramedical staff soon.
The protestors said that due to the shortage of staff in DH Kishtwar, arguments between attendants of patients and doctors had become a routine matter. |
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