Nepal, July 8 -- Nepal Medical Association (NMA) on Monday halted all healthcare services across the country-except emergency care-causing immense suffering for thousands of patients. The NMA called the protest against the recent decision of the Consumer Court in a medical case. The NMA is demanding that medical disputes be handled solely under the jurisdiction of the Nepal Medical Council (NMC), not by the Consumer Court. Earlier, health workers across the country had shown their dissatisfaction over the court verdicts by wearing black bands on their wrists while on duty. The protest follows the Consumer Court's rulings that ordered Grande Hospital and its doctors to pay Rs 5.7 million in compensation for alleged medical negligence. Simi...