IMA slams ‘mixopathy’, to withdraw non-essential, non-COVID services on Dec. 11
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Stating that the current notification by the federal government to enable surgical operations by Ayurveda practitioners and the formation of 4 committees by the NITI Aayog will solely lead to “mixopathy”, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded an instantaneous withdrawal of each notifications.
In a launch issued on Tuesday, the Association has referred to as for withdrawal of non-essential and non-COVID services on December 11 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in protest. Emergency services together with casualty, labour rooms, emergency surgical procedures will perform together with ICU’s, and CCU’s; however no elective surgical case will likely be posted.
“The recent policy tilt as evidenced in the medical pluralism advocated by the National Education Policy 2020 and the four committees of NITI Aayog for officially integrating the systems of medicine in medical education, practice, public health and administration as well as research ostensibly for a “One Nation One System” coverage will ring the loss of life knell of contemporary medication system as a complete. In truth the purity and id of Ayurveda stands equally challenged. That the council prescribed fashionable medication textual content books and Ayurveda establishments practised surgical procedure with the help of fashionable medical docs can’t be purpose sufficient to legitimise encroachment into the jurisdiction and competencies of contemporary medication,” mentioned Rajan Sharma, nationwide president, IMA.
The Association added that adhering to COVID protocols, public demonstrations will likely be held in small teams of 20 members between 12 midday to 2 p.m. on December 8.
“IMA demands withdrawal of the order and dissolution of the NITI Aayog committees for integration. IMA appeals to the Government to consider the sensitivity of the medical fraternity and take appropriate steps. IMA will be constrained to intensify the agitation until the steps towards implementing “mixopathy” are deserted.
The IMA has appealed to all of the sister skilled speciality organisations, the organisations of medical faculty lecturers, (*11*) Doctors, Resident Doctors Associations aside from medical college students and Hospitals Associations to help its trigger to retain the separate id and existence of contemporary medication,” added R.V. Asokan, honorary Secretary General, IMA.
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