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MARGAO
Hospicio doctors resorted to a 5-minute protest outside the hospital on Monday morning to express their solidarity with the striking doctors of Kolkatta. The doctors demanded that the government enact a stringent law to deal with miscreants involved in violence against doctors, with a call to implement the law in both letter and spirit.
Led by Hospicio Medical Superintendent Dr Ira Almeida, Hospicio doctors assembled outside for five minutes to lodge their protest and express their solidarity with the striking doctors.
She pointed out that though the doctors attached to the government hospital took a five minute break, the OPD, OT, casualty were all open and functioned as usual. “We have just lodged out protest to express our support and demanded that the hospitals be a better place to work so that we can heal,” she said.
Senior doctor Dr Eddie De Mello said the 5-minute protest was to show solidarity against the violence let loose on doctors, nurses and staff working in the hospitals. “The government should enact a legislation to protect doctors and all those working in the hospitals. The law should be implemented in both letter and spirit,” he added.
