Jodhpur:
After extensive negotiation with the government, doctors in Rajasthan have ended a three-day strike that caused a medical crisis in Jodhpur.
1200 doctors had been refusing to work since Saturday night, when doctors and a patient's relatives clashed at Jodhpur's MDM hospital. Doctors say seven of them were injured when the police intervened. (Read: Jodhpur doctors on strike, reports of 30 dead)
30 people have died in Jodhpur since then; an angry and emotional city blamed these deaths on the strike, though the Health Minister pointed out that there was no evidence to suggest this.
To woo the doctors back to work, the government has promised that police cases registered against doctors for Saturday night's violence will be dropped. Senior officers who ordered the lathicharge at the hospital will also be punished.
The Epidemic Act has been in force in Rajasthan since late last year because of an outbreak of swine flu. Currently, more than 400 patients with swine flu have been counted across the state. The Act, which effectively declares a state of medical emergency, prevents doctors from taking any time off.
1200 doctors had been refusing to work since Saturday night, when doctors and a patient's relatives clashed at Jodhpur's MDM hospital. Doctors say seven of them were injured when the police intervened. (Read: Jodhpur doctors on strike, reports of 30 dead)
30 people have died in Jodhpur since then; an angry and emotional city blamed these deaths on the strike, though the Health Minister pointed out that there was no evidence to suggest this.
To woo the doctors back to work, the government has promised that police cases registered against doctors for Saturday night's violence will be dropped. Senior officers who ordered the lathicharge at the hospital will also be punished.
The Epidemic Act has been in force in Rajasthan since late last year because of an outbreak of swine flu. Currently, more than 400 patients with swine flu have been counted across the state. The Act, which effectively declares a state of medical emergency, prevents doctors from taking any time off.
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