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Four patients die due to doctors’ strike

By INP
February 17, 2019

KARACHI: Fours patients have died so far as doctors in government hospitals across Sindh continued their strike for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, according to Geo News report.

The OPD and other operations in the hospitals across the province including Karachi’s Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Dr Ruth Pfau Hospital and National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases remained suspended due to the strike. However, doctors ensured performing their duties in emergency and other wards. The provincial government has accepted their demands to raise their pay scale and other perks. Nevertheless, doctors want Sindh government to issue an official notification for the pay raise.