Protesting doctors continued to occupy the ground floor of the health ministry on Wednesday in protest against proposed reforms of the healthcare system, refusing to budge unless the ministry withdrew the proposed legislation.
The Federation of Hospital Doctors announced a last-minute 24-hour strike on Wednesday and called on its members to meet at the health ministry at 10:00 a.m.
A common session of all doctors' association boards will take place at the ministry at 1:00 p.m.
Social Insurance Foundation (IKA) doctors are on strike until Friday, saying they will continue strikes until the health minister backs down from proposed structural reforms.
source: ana-mpa