NewsWhore
02-29-2008, 05:00 PM
Three hours and nothing to show for it best describes yesterday's meeting between public health officials and reps from the Dominican Medical Association (CMD). CMD president Ariel Waldo Suero said that another strike by doctors would go on as planned. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez contradicted the idea that no progress had been made, saying that he allowed Suero to make comments about the proceedings at the meeting. Areas where some progress was reported included the proposal to increase pension coverage to 100%, the creation of internship positions and reduction of the intern time for doctors. But nothing was said about the proposed wage increase that doctors have been clamoring for. Suero says that the doctors' next strike will take place next week and will last for 48 hours, over Wednesday and Thursday.
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