Maharashtra: 230 resident doctors at Nagpur govt medical college go on mass leave
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They took this decision to focus on their post-graduation as Covid cases are falling now A total of 230 resident doctors of a government medical college in Nagpur in Maharashtra on Tuesday went on an indefinite mass leave demanding they be relieved from Covid-19 duties at a time when the number of cases is falling so that they can focus on post-graduation.
The protest has not affected the emergency and ICU services at the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH).
Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) president at IGGMCH Dr Rajat Agrawal told PTI that 230 resident doctors decided to go on indefinite mass leave as the issues raised by them in the past remained unresolved.
UPDATED: April 5, 2021 18:52 IST
The doctors say they are facing academic loss while not getting to work in their specialised branches as they have been put on Covid duty since last year. (Image representative)
Resident doctors at Mumbai’s BYL Nair Hospital have threatened to go on mass leave from 4 pm on April 6 if their demands are not fulfilled.
They say they are facing academic loss while not getting to work in their specialised branches as they have been put on Covid duty since last year.
The doctors are demanding the hiring of nursing staff and equitable distribution of work among four Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Covid and non-Covid hospitals