Patna: The doctors and medicos in the city, like their counterparts in different parts of the country, continued with their protest on Wednesday against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old PG student at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital on August 9.
Junior and senior resident doctors at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) boycotted outpatient department (OPD) and other services, barring emergency and trauma.Even at AIIMS-Patna, resident doctors boycotted the OPD for the second consecutive day.
Resident doctors’ association (RDA) president at IGIMS, Dr Rajat Kumar, said that routine services, barring emergency, ICU and trauma, were boycotted. The doctors took out a peaceful march in the morning on their campus, while an exclusive night march was led by women doctors, nurses and staff of IGIMS.
At AIIMS-Patna, RDA member Dr Aman said they have stopped taking admissions through OPD in the hospital, but were providing emergency services. “The call to call off the strike will be taken after discussion with other AIIMS branches in the country,” he said. The faculty association of AIIMS-Patna also condemned the heinous act in the Kolkata hospital.

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