Jharkhand doctors' associations withdraw strike after meeting with health minister
The decision was taken after representatives of doctors’ associations met state Health Minister Banna Gupta during the day and discussed various issues, such as amendments to the Clinical Establishment Act for the protection of medical practitioners at their workplaces, IMA Jharkhand secretary Dr Pradip Kumar Singh said.;
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Saturday held a meeting with representatives of doctors’ associations for discussing various issues, such as amendments to the Clinical Establishment Act for the protection of medical practitioners at their workplaces.
Associations of doctors in Jharkhand on Saturday withdrew their proposed strike on March 13 after a meeting with the state government.
The decision was taken after representatives of doctors’ associations met state Health Minister Banna Gupta during the day and discussed various issues, such as amendments to the Clinical Establishment Act for the protection of medical practitioners at their workplaces, IMA Jharkhand secretary Dr Pradip Kumar Singh said.
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“The meeting with the health minister was fruitful. We observed that the government is serious about our demands,” Singh told PTI.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that days after several doctors' bodies of the state staged a candle march supporting the implementation of the Medical Protection Act and other demands, a four-member committee submitted its recommendations to the Jharkhand government on the amendments to the Clinical Establishments Act.
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