Guwahati/Agartala, Aug 17 (IANS): Healthcare services have been severely affected in all the northeastern states due to a nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) over the ghastly incident of rape and murder of a woman doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, an official said on Saturday.

All these associations condemned the vandalism at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 14 and demanded protection for medical professionals across the country.

IMA Nagaland state branch secretary Aonungdok Tushi Ao said they stand with the IMA's call for the nationwide strike in solidarity with the agitating medics.

Emergency services were, however, operational in all the Nagaland hospitals.

In Arunachal Pradesh, as part of the country-wide protest, the doctors at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences at Naharlagun staged a demonstration.

Displaying banners, placards and shouting slogans, the doctors demanded justice for the victim and her family members at the earliest.

Doctors at the Itanagar-based Ramakrishna Mission Hospital also joined the protest.

The agitating doctors demanded 24x7 security for government and private doctors, nurses and medical professionals.

In Manipur, healthcare services were also affected in the state on Saturday as doctors went on 24-hour cease work as part of the IMA's nationwide strike against the rape and murder of a female doctor in a Kolkata hospital.

OPDs were closed at all hospitals, including the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal.

Emergency and in-patient services, however, remained unaffected in all hospitals.