Indian doctors call off protest hunger strike over murderAPPEAL: The victim’s parents expressed their worries about the fasting junior doctors’ health, as well as defunct healthcare services affecting hundredsReuters, KOLKATA, IndiaJunior doctors in India’s eastern city of Kolkata on Monday called off a 17-day-old hunger strike launched in protest against the rape and murder of a colleague, in response to an appeal by the victim’s parents. People take part in a mass protest to show their solidarity with junior doctors on hunger strike over a rape and murder in Kolkata, India, on Tuesday last week. The doctors said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee agreed to most of their demands when she met them on Monday. Government hospitals across India lack basic amenities such as restrooms for doctors, security personnel and closed circuit television cameras, doctors say. The Indian Supreme Court also took up the matter, but junior doctors say its efforts have not been sufficient to ensure justice.

Source: Taipei Times October 22, 2024 17:16 UTC