Resolve AMHSDA issue very soon: ATSUM to Govt
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, February 22 2023:
With regard to the grievances of patients owing to the indefinite strike launched by the All Manipur Health Services Doctors' Association (AMHSDA), the All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has urged the State Government to resolve the problems with the Association and bring the strike to an end.
The student body stated that as a result of the ongoing indefinite strike enforced by AMHSDA, poor patients who are in need of hospitalization but who cannot afford private hospital fees are bearing the brunt of the standoff between the Government and the doctors.
It also stated that the prolonged strike by the doctors will prove disastrous to the public and as such the issue needs to be settled at the earliest.
Recalling the State Health Minister who reportedly went on record stating that the demands of the Association are legitimate and need to be addressed, ATSUM expressed wonder as to why the Government is sitting on the demands of the doctors for so long if the charter of demands is considered legitimate.
Urging the State Government to resolve the issue at the earliest, ATSUM stated that the Government has to come up with a reasonable explanation and sort out its problems with the association and bring this strike to an end.