Kenyan doctors escalated a national strike, halting emergency services at public hospitals on Thursday. Thousands of doctors have been absent from hospitals for over a week due to grievances regarding poor pay and working conditions. The strike persists despite a court order
Junior Doctors across England have recently voted in favour of continuing strike action demanding better pay, the British Medical Association has announced. A total of 33,869 junior doctors voted on a turnout of 62 percent. The new mandate for strike action runs
South Korean authorities have suspended the licenses of two senior doctors, allegedly involved in inciting medical interns and residents’ walkouts. This is the government’s initial punitive action following protests against a plan to significantly increase medical school admissions. The government aims to
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Thousands of striking doctors in South Korea are facing proceedings to suspend their medical licenses as authorities escalate measures against the ongoing walkouts that have disrupted hospital operations. Nearly 9,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike for two weeks, protesting
South Korea’s government is pressing ahead with its vow to suspend the licenses of thousands of junior doctors who ignore demands to end their collective walkouts. Doctors refusing back-to-work orders may face up to 3 years in prison, according to South Korea’s
As South Korea’s government made a last plea for junior doctors to end a walkout hours before a Thursday deadline, many were expected to defy orders to return to work, risking suspensions of medical licenses and prosecution. Thousands of medical interns and
Thousands of doctors in South Korea are a week into a labor boycott in protest of the government’s push to recruit more medical students to cope with the country’s fast-aging population. As of Tuesday, about 8,940 medical interns and residents have left
Doctors in South Korea have been given until Thursday to end their walkouts, or they may face suspension of their medical licenses. Approximately 9,000 medical workers have been on strike since early last week, protesting a government plan to increase medical school
The South Korean government on Wednesday warned thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or face legal action after their collective walkouts caused cancellations of surgeries and disrupted other hospital operations. About 7,800 medical interns and residents in South Korea