Central MARD president Atharva Shinde said the strike began at midnight and that emergency services would continue during the initial 24-hour period in the interest of patient safety

The BMC will organise free breast cancer screening camps for women aged 30 years and above across all 227 municipal wards in Mumbai on July 22. More than 2,000 medical personnel will conduct screenings from 10 am to 5 pm to promote early detection and awareness of breast cancer