India doctors' strike into fifth day

India's sick and dying lie unattended in hospital beds, with no one to care for them but their families.
A doctors' strike in northwestern India is into its fifth day - hitting public hospitals hard.
Around 9000 doctors in state-run hospitals in Rajasthan are pushing for equal pay and promotions to their federal counterparts.
5000 doctors have resigned, so the government is bringing in railway and army medics to cope with the shortage.
Medical students and interns are also being drafted in to do overtime.
(SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) INTERN AT SMS HOSPITAL, RAJESH KUMAR JAIN, SAYING:
"We are trying our very best as the medical teachers are now on strike. I alone am looking after wards, outdoor patients, emergency operations, we are on duty 24 hours. I was also on night duty, I took one round of inspection around 9:30 pm (IST) (1600 GMT) last night and today I am still on duty. So we are on our feet continuously."
The deadlock is likely to continue as the government is not yet negotiating with the doctors.
Lindsey Parietti, Reuters