Skopje, 22 April 2024 (MIA) - Private resident doctors are temporarily suspending their strike due to the patients, the sensitive period as well as the workload at the “Mother Theresa” Clinical Center, representatives said on Monday, adding they will continue to remind of their demands by gathering outside the clinics during their breaks each Tuesday.

Private resident doctor Hristina Ilioska-Cheshlaroska said they would like to publicly dismiss any political connection and motivation for their protest. Their only motivation, she said, was the fact they were brought to the brink of existence. Ilioska-Cheshlaroska stressed the resident doctors won’t give in until their demands are met, adding that they will seek a solution immediately after the elections.

“In sign of revolt over the fact our demands are yet to be met, as of next week, the private resident doctors will gather in the park in front of the clinics every Tuesday during their break, in order to show that we are here, we exist, and we are waiting for our issues to be solved,” Ilioska-Cheshlaroska said.

The President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Aleksandra Georgieva, stressed that the temporary suspension of the strike doesn’t mean they’re giving up on any of their demands.

“We hope that all demands – health insurance, an average doctors’ wage and employment – will be met immediately after the electoral process and the creation of the new government,” Georgieva stressed.

After a session Tuesday, the Government said the status of private resident doctors would be regulated after the elections with draft legislation that will specify their overall rights and responsibilities. 

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