Patients still suffer as YDA partially ends strike

LAHORE: Patients in various hospitals continue to suffer Thursday despite Young Doctors Association (YDA) in Punjab partially calling off their strike on Wednesday.

Young doctors have refused to work in Emergency wards in various hospitals excluding Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad Institutes of Cardiology.

Meanwhile, spokesman of Health Department Punjab said that all the detained young doctors have been released; however he added that four doctors accused in the murder of infant named Fahad could be only set free after the complainant’s statement.

According to the spokesman, all nine detained doctors were released on Wednesday night.

The spokesman said that 100 percent doctors are working in PIC, adding that the situation in other hospitals is much better following the alternative arrangements taken by the government.

Whereas, Young doctors said that they will continue to observe strike until all the doctors accused in the murder of a child would be released.

Dr Amir Bandesh in a press conference said that doctors had not submitted an apology affidavit. He said that its difficult to run Emergency in the absence of young doctors.