Striking Sudan doctors demand protection from attacks
The Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, on February 20, 2013. The failings of Sudan's public health system have led to a boom in the private sector, which now counts more than 1,400 hospitals nationwide. PHOTO | AFP
Doctors at Sudanese government hospitals held a nationwide strike on Thursday to demand better facilities, higher wages and protection from security forces.
The Federal Committee of Doctors said medics at government hospitals were handling only emergency cases following the start of the walkout on Thursday morning.
