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YDA protests ‘attack’ on doctors in Sargodha

By Our Correspondent
May 30, 2024
YDA President Dr Shoaib Niazi addresses a press conference at Lahore General Hospital in this still on May 29, 2024. — Facebook/YDA Punjab Official
YDA President Dr Shoaib Niazi addresses a press conference at Lahore General Hospital in this still on May 29, 2024. — Facebook/YDA Punjab Official

LAHORE:The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab has condemned attack on doctors in a hospital in Sargodha.

While addressing a press conference at Lahore General Hospital on Wednesday, YDA President Dr Shoaib Niazi said that it is the responsibility of the state to provide protection to the doctors. In Sargodha, doctors were tortured and the police remained silent spectators. YDA has been demanding legislation/security bill for protection of doctors for many years, but Punjab government had never heeded to their request.

"The doctors are being tortured due to lack of facilities in hospitals," he added. YDA Punjab demanded the government provide security to doctors in all hospitals. The health card scheme should be resumed. If our demands are not accepted, YDA will protest by closing OPDs in hospitals across Punjab from Monday, June 3, 2024. "The protest will continue till the acceptance of our demands," he added.