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Maharashtra doctors calls state-wide strike over homoeopathy registration row
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Mumbai:The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) has announced an indefinite state-wide strike starting today, August 5 over government's move to grant Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) registration to homoeopathy practitioners.
The organisation has also called for the resolution of long-standing issues concerning resident doctors across the state.
In the absence of a positive resolution, emergency services will also be suspended starting August 6, and all resident doctors will go on an indefinite strike.
List of services to be affected at government hospitalsThe strike called by the Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) will hamper non-emergency services at the government hospitals across the state.
As part of the protest, outpatient department (OPD) services across government medical colleges and hospitals will remain closed until further notice.