Now that the doctors have gone back to work, everyone is breathing a sigh of relief. The government is very pleased that they have averted a crisis, and that patients are being looked after once again; and the junior doctors are pleased that they can go back to completing their education and getting their degrees. One more storm has been weathered successfully.
However, what's very disappointing is that no one is stepping back to look at the big picture. No one has bothered to do a root cause analysis as to the reason for this simmering anger against doctors; and there has been practically no public support for these young residents, who have been hung out to dry for having the courage to demand protection for themselves - something which is their basic right, and which they should be able to take for granted. The tragedy is that strikes and agitations by junior doctors have become…
