81.   Thousands of private doctors observed a strike in Pakistan on Saturday to protest the introduction of medical consultation taxes, a national association of doctors said.

82.   Thousands of people besieged hospitals to donate blood and private doctors volunteered their services.

83.   Junior doctors work long hours for poor pay, while private doctors depend on the social security system for a living.

84.   Many cases of STDs went unreported, were self-treated or seen by private doctors who did not have to report them, it said.

85.   On Friday interns in the Paris region joined in the strike, marching Sunday alongside private doctors, who depend on the social security system for a living.

86.   Private doctors from neighboring towns volunteered their services.