The head of Rajasthan's health ministry denied reports that more than 40 patients have died in recent days amid an ongoing strike by doctors at public hospitals in the Indian state. "The number of deaths being reported doesn't hold true," according to Health Minister Aimaduddin Ahmad Khan, who acknowledged a shortage of doctors and efforts to hire additional physicians. The ministry is working with private hospitals so state hospital patients can be transferred to them, he said.
Some 800 doctors have been hired to fill the gap, with another 1,000 being interviewed, Khan said Monday.
CNN sister network CNN-IBN reported Sunday that the government had suspended 40 doctors, and 390 others have been arrested for failing to perform their duties.
Some 10,000 doctors remained on strike. The doctors, who work at government-run hospitals that cater to the poor, are demanding higher salaries and better promotion opportunities that are on par with their counterparts in federal medical services.
But so far, the state government has not budged on their demands. Read More
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