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Minimum services for INEM technicians' strike set at 90% at CODU

The Government set minimum services at 90% for the Urgent Patient Guidance Center (CODU) during the strike by technicians from the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM), scheduled for September 14 and 28. This strike comes in the context of a labor dispute between pre-hospital emergency technicians and the government, which has yet to reach an agreement on the professionals' demands.

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