Doctors in Paraguay Begin a National Strike Amid a Collapsed Health System
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ASUNCTION (AP) — Paraguay's doctors began a national strike on Monday to demand better working conditions, a wage adjustment and the provision of more medical supplies in the context of health insecurity in the South American country, where seven out of ten people depend on the health of the country.
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Paraguay's doctors began a five-day national strike on Monday to demand better working conditions, a wage adjustment and the provision of more medical supplies in the context of health insecurity in the South American country, where seven out of ten people depend on public health care.
The National Union of Physicians (Sinamed) begins today Monday August 24 a national strike that will run until August 28. The union points out four main claims, better working conditions in hospitals, wage adjustment, appointment of doctors hired with seniority and double payment for working on holidays. Doctors denounce lack [...] The entry In claim of labor improvements, doctors initiate national strike was first published on Unicanal.
The national medical strike began on Monday in Paraguay and will affect the care of more than 1,500 services of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPBS) until 28 August. The measure was ratified by the National Union of Physicians (Sinamed) following the failure of negotiations with the Government and provides for the suspension of outpatient consultations and scheduled surgeries, while the authorities guarantee the continuity of…
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