The National Federation of Doctors (Fnam) has reported widespread support for Thursday’s strike, highlighting a deep deterioration in working conditions within the National Health Service (SNS) and a broad rejection among doctors of the labor legislation being proposed by the Montenegro government.
The federation noted complete closures of operating rooms, delays in scheduled surgeries, and the suspension of primary and hospital health care consultations across the country.
In a statement, Fnam blamed these service disruptions on the government, citing “disastrous policies” that have worsened work conditions and hindered service capabilities.
“Every missed consultation and surgery is the responsibility of Luís Montenegro and his government. As always, the legally mandated minimum services for doctors were fully observed,” the statement read.
The National Federation of Doctors emphasized that the widespread participation in the strike underscores longstanding concerns among medical professionals: “A functional SNS cannot be sustained on precarity, irregular hours, understaffed teams, stalled careers, and demands incompatible with clinical safety.”
“One day of strike was enough to show the country what Montenegro prefers to ignore: An SNS without professionals cannot meet population needs,” the federation argued.
Fnam reaffirmed its stance, now with greater resolve, continuing to propose “concrete solutions” to retain doctors in the SNS, stabilize teams, ensure fair salaries, and provide dignified working conditions and secure care for citizens.
The federation declared, “Fnam’s actions will proceed with determination and without retreat: The government can no longer delay decisions or pretend the problems do not exist. They must confront the reality that doctors have made impossible to disguise,” concluded the statement.
