Resident doctors in Delhi boycott work;hold marches against NMC bill, strike to continue Friday

Patients in the national capital faced a harrowing time on Thursday as resident doctors at several government hospitals went on strike and withdrew all services including that at the emergency department to protest against a key legislation that seeks to regulate the medical education sector.

The healthcare services, including that at emergency department, will remain affected on Friday also as resident doctors' associations of AIIMS, Safdarjung, RML and those attached with FORDA decided to continue their strike on Friday after the passage of theNational Medical Commission Bill in Rajya Sabha.

"General body meeting of the RDAs of AIIMS, Safdarjung, RML, FORDA, and URDA was held till late night and it was unanimously decided that the strike will continue tomorrow," one of the resident doctor of the associated associations said.

They will refrain from working in OPDs, emergency departments,ICUs and operation theatres as a mark of protest against the Bill.

A delegation of resident ...