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India protests: Doctors strike nationwide, disrupt services

https://www.dw.com/en/india-protests-doctors-strike-nationwide-disrupt-services/a-69958900

August 17, 2024

Mounting anger over the rape and killing of a medical trainee at a government hospital last week in the eastern city of Kolkata has boiled over into nationwide outrage and stirred protests over violence against women.

Indian medical professionals on Saturday began a 24-hour shutdown of non-essential medical services across the country, as protests against the rape and murder of a fellow medic intensify.

The shutdown, which began at 6 a.m. (0030 GMT), will cut off access to elective medical procedures and out-patient consultations in the world's most populous nation, according to a statement by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

Essential services would remain operational, the medical body said.

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