Medical staff at most Greater Santo Domingo public hospitals went on strike yesterday, Thursday, 4 February 2016 as announced by their union, the Dominican Medical Association (CMD). Medical staff only treated emergency cases.
The strikers are demanding better working conditions and the completion of more than 50 hospitals under construction, while calling on the government to assign 5% of the GDP to public health.
The CMD has been organizing a series of strikes by region. Last week healthcare workers in the northern and southern regions went on strike, on Wednesday in the East and on Thursday, walkouts were scheduled for the National District and Santo Domingo province that make up Greater Santo Domingo.
