{"id":179528,"date":"2016-10-20T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-s-doctors-meet-to-discuss-options\/"},"modified":"2016-10-20T20:39:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T20:39:00","slug":"sudan-s-doctors-meet-to-discuss-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-s-doctors-meet-to-discuss-options","title":{"rendered":"Sudan\u2019s doctors meet to discuss options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A meeting of the Sudanese Central Committee of Doctors was still in conclave in Khartoum at time of publishing, to decide their collective response to the government&rsquo;s reluctance to meet its commitments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The doctors originally planned to meet at the Khartoum Teaching Hospital, but a strong police and security presence prevented them from entering the hospital grounds.<\/p>\n<p>They then moved on to the doctors&rsquo; accommodation, where they began their meeting later than planned.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the Committee complain that the government has not honoured its commitments in terms of the agreement that prompted them to lift their countrywide strike last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>No statements have yet been made about today&rsquo;s meeting, byt reporters were told to &ldquo;expect and important decision&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 6 October, medical professionals in various cities in the country embarked on an open-ended strike, in protest against repeated attacks on doctors and medical professionals. They demanded protection while working, a pay rise, and better working conditions. A week later the medical staff of 136 state hospitals had downed tools.<\/p>\n<p>Many Sudanese medical associations supported the action, as well as Sudanese expat doctors in Britain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>The Sudanese Journalists&rsquo; Network also expressed support for the &ldquo;legitimate demands of the doctors&rdquo; and called on all media to reflect the causes of the doctors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press curbs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The security services however banned newspapers from publishing any news about the strike by forcing editors adopt a line hostile to the striking medics. 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