Manipur Government hospitals shut as doctors go on indefinite strike

All the government-run hospitals and health centres in Manipur have been closed from Tuesday in response to the indefinite shutdown call given by the All-Manipur Health Services Doctors’ Association (AMHSDA) in protest against the state government’s failure to meet their charter of demands.

Dr Lolee P Mao, general secretary of the AMHSDA, in a statement said that despite repeated appeals and assurances made to discuss their issues in cabinet meetings, not a single demand has been granted till date. So far two or three cabinet meetings were held in the recent past but no demands of AMHSDA were discussed.