Over 3,500 renal patients undergoing dialysis in 124 government-run units across Karnataka have been hit following a protest by members of the Karnataka State Dialysis Workers’ Union since Thursday.
Demanding immediate payment of salaries that have been held up for the last three months, clearance of dues that have been pending for over two years by the agencies running the service and job security, nearly 600 employees, including dialysis technicians, nurses and ‘D’ group staff, manning the 124 dialysis units, launched an indefinite protest at Freedom Park since Thursday.
Following this, patients due for dialysis on Wednesday either missed the life-saving procedure or were forced to get it done a day before. The situation is likely to worsen on Saturday for many who are due for dialysis.
