Gujarat: Medical services affected in Surat too. Surat News – Times of India

Surat : Resident Doctors Government Medical College ,GMC) and Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER) went on strike demanding counseling and admission to post graduate medical courses at the earliest. Doctors in various wards of the hospitals avoided routine work, as a result of which medical services were affected.
Later in the evening the resident doctors of GMC stopped working in the emergency ward as well. In view of the shortage of doctors, the hospital administration deputed senior resident doctors in emergency.
Junior Doctor Association (JDA) organized a blood donation camp in the garden of GMC campus near Dean’s office. Around 40 units of blood were collected in the camp.
“We are seeking to restart the admission process for PG medical courses at the earliest. Our entire academic year will be ruined due to delay in admissions,” said a striking junior doctor.
Junior doctors have decided to take out a protest rally on Thursday morning. During the strike, doctors will organize different programs and will hold dharnas at different places. Around 300 JDA members joined the strike in GMC.

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