Statement by doctors on public health and health care in Jammu and Kashmir

22nd August 2019  We are a group of doctors concerned about the public health and healthcare situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Government of India has cut off communication from the 4th of August 2019 including internet, landlines, mobiles, cable television etc. People have found it difficult to access basic health care and emergency services. We request that Indian professional bodies of Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Chest medicine, HIV, Tuberculosis, Psychiatry etc. co-ordinate with the government to put together teams of doctors to understand and address current issues in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure that there … Continue reading Statement by doctors on public health and health care in Jammu and Kashmir