Young Doctor Strike

Shahana Mehsud Ramsha Mumtaz Wajiha Maqsood Masoon Naveed Wajiha Asad

Group Member

 YDA is an association which came into being in July 2008 Consists of house officers and post graduate trainees To claim the rights of patients and doctors

Introduction

 Strike in March,2011 Demanded a pay raise Government accepted their demands

Strike in 2011

Hunger Strike in 2013

 A peaceful Protest Initially Police Arrest

Hunger Strike
Called off OPD strike

CONT

 Non availability of funds Lack of provision of medicine Lack of Machinery and Equipment

Lack of drips, Panadol tablets, syringes, injections

Reasons for Strike

 Over all the media Portrayed a negative image of the doctors

Mubashir Luqman covered the YDA hunger strike.

Media Role

 Government Was least interested in the hunger strike initially With the help of the media the YDA was portrayed in a very negative way.

Government Role

 Dr. Sana Zahids Point of view was taken who served at house officer at Ayub teaching hospital

Doctors Point of View

Negotiations
Chief minister Shahbaz Shareef invited YDA to have successful talks and negotiations. Welcoming the announcement doctors ended their strike while the government restored the protesting doctors.

 Shahbaz Shareef on the occasion talked in favor of doctors said that this ongoing strike does not suit with the profession of doctors doctors belong with a noble and sacred profession they are considered as the life savers or messiah of humanity

 chief minister also constituted a committee, headed by Senator Pervez Rasheed committee would consider issues like free provision of medicines in the hospitals, repair of machinery, improvement of healthcare system and solution to problems of the doctors, and submit its recommendations on February 25.

He said that joint and sincere efforts should be made to improve the healthcare system The Punjab Health department also restored the services of 35 young doctors

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