Monitoring committee objects pen-down strike

JIRIBAM | Jan 8

Monitoring Committee, CHC, Jiribam has opposed the pen-down strike by staffs of 50 bedded hospital of Jiribam district, stating that shutdown of the only hospital in the district has brought more hardship to the people.

A release said that while the public are urging the authority concerned to fulfil various shortages in the hospital like lack of specialist doctors and proper laboratory, the sudden strike by the staffs with no functioning of casualty has made the public in a situation to take up various actions against the act of the staffs.

The committee further appealed the authority concerned to release the six month pending salaries of the hospital staffs and end the issue immediately.

The release also stated that the hospital staffs should withdraw their strike concerning the difficulties faced by the public. If the hospital shutdown continues for more days, the committee shall go for intense action against it along with various CSOs, it added.