One Strike Ends, Another Starts

One strike ends, another starts

Srinagar, Sep 9: With the suspension of strike and protest of MBBS interns in GMCs of J&K, a workforce has re-entered the strained pool of healthcare workers in hospitals. However, with the limited time, yet significant strike of NHM employees, patient services are on the brink again. J&K’s public healthcare system is under disruption once more. The National Health Mission (NHM) employees across J&K, their numbers running into at least 11,000 in…

After assurance from J&K Health Minister, medical interns call off 9-day-long strike

Digital Desk | Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) After assurance from J&K Health Minister, Sakina Itoo, that their stipend would be revised within 30 days, medical interns returned to their duties on Wednesday after nine days. The deadlock in talks with the UT government had resulted due to the demand of the medical interns that the government should give them formal assurances. Sakina Itoo on Tuesday evening called representatives of the protesting med…

J&K Medical interns call off strike after Govt assures decision on stipend within 30 days

Health Minister Sakeena Itoo says stipend enhancement issue already under consideration, decision to be based on committee recommendations  Medical interns across Jammu and Kashmir have withdrawn their strike and resumed duties after Health and Medical Education Minister Sakeena Masood Itoo assured them that a final decision on their long-pending demand for enhancement of stipend would be taken within 30 days. The assurance was given during a me…