Kulgam, Sept. 12 -- Political activist Zulfkar Razatullah Hussain on Saturday joined the protesting National Health Mission (NHM) employees in Kulgam and extended his support to their long-pending demands, including the formulation of a regularisation policy.

Speaking to the reporters on the sideline of the proteste, Hussain said that NHM workers have been rendering their services since 2005 and have played an important role in strengthening the healthcare system, particularly at the grassroots level.

He said the NHM workforce comprises highly qualified professionals, including people holding MBBS, MSc and BSc degrees, and stressed that their services cannot be viewed as an unskilled or informal profession.

"These employees have been w...