Indian Medical Association Calls 24-Hour Nationwide Strike to Protest Doctor’s Brutal Killing

Indian Medical Association announces 24-hour nationwide strike tomorrow to protest gainst brutal killing of a trainee woman doctor in Kolkata.

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Indian Medical Association has announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am tomorrow to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the subsequent vandalism at the facility. The medical body in a statement said that essential services will be maintained and casualty wards will remain operational.  The IMA said that out-patient departments (OPD) will not function and elective surgeries will not be conducted.  The withdrawal is across all sectors wherever modern medicine doctors are providing services.