IMA condemns assault on doctors, to organise protest rally
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 06 2018:
Condemning the alleged assault on two doctors of Thoubal district hospital and demolition of properties of the hospital by locals on July 28, The Indian Medical Association Manipur State Branch will organise a rally on August 8 .
A press release issued by State Secretary of IMA, MSB, Imphal has appealed all the IMA members, non member doctors, dental doctors, Ayush doctors, nursing staff and other health care providers of Manipur irrespective of working in medical instittites/colleges, Government and private sectors.
All the participants have been further appealed to assemble at IMA House, Lamphelpat at 9 am to show that violence against health care providers /loss to health care facilities is condemnable.
It stated that the protest rally will also demand its pending "The Manipur Medical Care Service Persons and Medical Service Institutions (Prevention of violence and damage or loss to property) Act" to come into force at the earliest.