Junior doctors taking out a candle march on 12 August
– Photo : Dialogue
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Junior doctors of AMU’s JN Medical College remained on strike today also in protest against the rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata. On 12th August, they took out a protest march in the OPD block and a candle march in the evening. Patients and their attendants are troubled due to the strike. Many patients are having to return without getting themselves examined. However, emergency services continued.
On August 12, the Resident Doctors Association declared a strike from 11:30 am in protest of the incident that happened with the junior doctor of RGKMC Kolkata. After this, the junior doctors left their duty and took out a protest march in the entire OPD block. Due to the strike, the prescription making time was reduced by one hour. Prescriptions were made only from 8 am to 11:30 am, whereas on normal days prescriptions are made from 8 am to 12:30 pm. On August 12, a total of 3,970 prescriptions were made, whereas on normal days 6,000 prescriptions are made.
Here, due to the junior doctors being on strike, senior residents and professors have taken care of the arrangements. But due to the large crowd of patients, patients were given only one or two minutes of time in the OPD. RDA President Dr. Mohammad Asim Siddiqui said that the deceased junior doctor should get justice.
I have pain in my ear and am being treated at JN Medical College. I came to see the doctor. My turn came after three hours but the doctor was not available. I have to go back without seeing him. – Jasmine, patient, Rajpur, Kasganj.
I had a heart attack. I am undergoing treatment at JN Medical College. I came here to get myself examined when my ears started bleeding. I have been standing in the queue for a long time. Now I am going back. – Salim, patient, Dharamai, Etah.
I have a problem in my spinal cord. I came to JN Medical College for treatment, but there was a huge crowd and less number of doctors, so I am going back now. – Virendra Pal, Kasganj.
