About 200,000 doctors in Italy will go on strike on Wednesday. This means that operations and examinations will not continue. Only care in intensive care and emergency rooms will continue, according to the medical association Anaao Assomed.
The protest is against the Meloni government’s measures in the health sector. The unions assess this as insufficient. The healthcare sector is experiencing a serious shortage of staff, the remaining employees are overworked and under stress. The continued reduction in state resources puts the future of the public health system at risk, the doctors said.
A large demonstration is planned in Rome on Wednesday. A general strike against the planned measures will follow on November 29. The school system, public administration, air traffic and local transport companies will participate.
Consumer protection associations warn
The trade unions are critical of the fact that citizens increasingly have to pay for healthcare costs themselves. This mainly affects Italians with low incomes. Consumer protection associations warned of the negative consequences of the strike. Nationwide, 15,000 planned operations and 100,000 examinations will be canceled on Wednesday.
Source: Krone
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