Guairá Doctors Resume Consultations but Maintain Demands on Government

Doctors at Villarrica Regional Hospital returned to consultations and scheduled surgeries on Monday after five days of national strike action, but they did not drop their demands.

Before resuming work, members of the Guairá Medical Doctors’ Union held a symbolic protest in the hospital’s admissions area. They displayed signs and banners and chanted against what they described as the government’s lack of response.

Union president Ever Giménez said all hospital services were operating again, including consultations and surgeries suspended during the strike from August 24 to 28. He stressed that ending the walkout did not resolve the dispute because authorities had still not presented a concrete proposal that unions could consider.

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The lifting of the strike does not mean that we have abandoned our demands.

Giménez said doctors had held several meetings with representatives of the Health and Economy ministries before and during the mobilization. According to him, the government’s position has been that it lacks the budget to meet the sector’s demands.

The main demand is a salary adjustment, which doctors say has not kept pace with the rise in living costs over recent years. They are also seeking better conditions in public hospitals, greater availability of medicines and supplies, and adequate infrastructure for patient care.

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The professionals consider that the authorities have still not presented a concrete proposal that would allow the conflict to be resolved.