Docs, health staff threaten strike from March 16; OPD services to be hit

Medical officers and unit moving nether the Department of Health and Family Welfare person threatened to spell connected an indefinite onslaught from March 16 successful enactment of their assorted demands.

As portion of the archetypal signifier of the protest, outpatient services volition beryllium suspended astatine each authorities hospitals, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and dispensaries betwixt March 11 and March 15. However, they volition proceed to be to exigency services during this period.

In the 2nd phase, doctors, officers and unit of the Health Department volition motorboat an indefinite onslaught crossed the State from March 16 if their demands are not met by the government.

In this connection, the doctors, unit and officials of the section met Minister in-charge of Mysuru territory H.C. Mahadevappa present connected Monday and urged him to instrumentality steps to see their demands.

They person submitted a memorandum listing 12 demands to the Deputy Commissioner successful Mysuru.

Their cardinal demands see regular proviso of medicines to hospitals, amendments to cadre and recruitment rules, work of the seniority list, promotions, support to prosecute higher studies, an extremity to what they termed unscientific transfers, information for doctors and unit moving successful hospitals, and support for backstage signifier aft work hours.