DMA CALL FOR DELHI MEDICAL BANDH ON 6TH JUNE

Only Emergency Services will remain open.

 

Delhi Medical Association in its State Executive Committee held today called for TOTAL MEDICAL BANDH on 6thJune 2017 to protest against the various laws and rules enforced and imposed upon the medical fraternity, in the presence of National President Dr. K.K. Aggarwal, Hony. General Secretary Dr. R.N. Tondon, Delhi Co-ordinator Past National President Dr. Vinay Aggarwal and all the Presidents and Secretaries of IMA Local Branches in Delhi, Past Presidents and other  eminent doctors from all over Delhi.

 

Dr. Vijay Kr. Malhotra, President, DMA said that Indian Medical Association,(IMA) with all State Branches from all over India & Delhi Medical Association (DMA) with all its 13 branches spread out all over in Delhi is going to hold a Massive PROTEST MARCH  – DILLI CHALO: RAJGHAT CHALO on  Tuesday, 6th  June 2017 at 8.00 am  at Rajghat New Delhi  and March to Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium for meeting and address to the doctors coming from all the states to highlight the various problems being faced by the medical fraternity.  He further calls upon the Government to heed the voice of medical profession otherwise we will be forced to intensify our agitation in the coming days.

 

Dr. Satish Tyagi Hony. State Secretary, DMA  said that it is a call from DMA to all its esteemed members and owners of hospitals, nursing homes and medical establishments in Delhi  to keep their establishments closed till 2 pm on 6thJune as it is a Total Medical Bandh. However emergency services will remain open.  He  further said that  this is only start of our agitation on these very important issues. It will be followed by Nation wide Medical indefinite Strike in the whole country. DMA has also given a appeal to all major corporate  Hospital and Government hospital doctors to join this Satyagraha at Rajghat on 6th June 2017.

 

To show the unity and strength of the medial fraternity, all the members will be reaching  Rajghat on 6th June at 8 am to protest against the various draconian laws and rules. It is Do or Die and Now and Never situation for medial fraternity  said
Dr. Puneet Dhawan, Hony. Finance Secretary, DMA

 

We demand –

1. Implementation of Inter – Ministerial Committee Report.

2.Stringent Central Act against Violence on Medical Professionals

3.No criminal charges on doctors while performing professional duties.

4.Single Window Registration of Doctors and Medical Establishments.

5. IMA /DMA representative in every government Health Committee.

6.No interference in freedom to choose quality affordable drugs, investigations and treatment.

7.Reimbursement to Private Hospitals by government for Emergency Services given to poor who cannot afford the cost.

8. Capping on Compensation for medical negligence.

9.Improve infrastructure and manpower in hospitals.

10. Fix Duty hours and improve working conditions of doctors.

Dr. Vijay Kr. Malhotra                             Dr. Satish Tyagi

President, DMA                                       Hony. State Secretary

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