Panchkula, Dec. 9 -- The heathcare services have been disrupted in the state due to the two-day strike announced by the Haryana Civil Medical Services Association (HCMSA) action committee.

The doctors are protesting to press for their demands, including a halt in direct recruitment of senior medical officers (SMOs).

The distress was visible in Panchkula government hospitals, including civil hospital, Sector 6; Urban Health Centre Sector 16; Sector-26 polyclinic, and various PHC and CHC centres, including those in Kalka, Pinjore, Morni, Barwala, and Raipur Rani.

Though the patients received treatment in out-patient department (OPDs), they faced inconvenience due to the absence of regular doctors. To manage the OPD, the health department...