KOLKATA: Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in the eastern city of Kolkata. More than one million doctors were expected to join the strike, paralysing medical services across the world’s … Read more
A man reads a notice at the entrance of a hospital in Mumbai, stating that the hospital OPD and dispensary are shut after a nationwide strike was declared by the Indian Medical Association to protest the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital in Kolkata, India, August 17, 2024. — Reuters … Read more
Students shout slogans as they hold placards during a protest rally demanding justice following the rape and murder of a trainee medic in Kolkata, in New Delhi, India, August 14, 2024. — Reuters Rape, murder of young doctor sparks widespread protests in India. Horrifying incident shows doctors’ vulnerability, Indian medics say. Doctors demands medical departments’ … Read more