Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:38pm on 15 Aug 2024,Thursday India
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has declared a nationwide withdrawal of non-essential medical services for twenty-four hours, from 6 a.m. on August 17 to 6 a.m. on August 18, in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Essential services like casualty care will continue, but routine OPDs and elective surgeries will be halted. Meanwhile, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) has resumed its strike following vandalism at the hospital, expressing shock and anguish over the violence.
