Coinciding with World Diabetes Day yesterday, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) launched a diabetes screening and awareness drive across the country. Diabetes affects 8.8 percent of India’s adult population with 72,946,400 cases recorded in 2017, according to the International Diabetes Federation. One of the country’s fastest-growing diseases, diabetes cases could number 134 million by 2025. […]
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IMA appeals for ordinance on violence against doctors
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an ordinance to be brought concerning violence against doctors. Legislation, the Healthcare Service Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage to Property) Bill, 2019, has been drafted by the Union Health Ministry and made publicly available for comment, addressing violence […]
Doctors’ strike in Assam following deadly tea estate assault
A statewide strike has been called in Assam by the state’s Indian Medical Association (IMA) chapter following a fatal assault on a doctor at a tea estate. The 24-hour strike will affect medical services in the state tomorrow, as doctors protest the incident which serves as a reminder of the climate of violence which enshrouds […]
NMC Bill signed into law: Opposition continues
Last week, President Ram Nath Kovind signed into law the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill amidst continued opposition from the medical fraternity. The NMC Bill earned approval from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in recent weeks. Its assent by President Kovind initiated one of the biggest healthcare reforms in Indian history, with a […]
Doctors in opposition to NMC Bill
Doctors and medical students alike have come out in force against the National Medical Council (NMC) Bill – with some students going so far as to create copies of the Bill to burn in the streets. The NMC Bill seeks to supersede the Medical Council of India (MCI) for a period of two years, retroactively […]
TB cases fly under the radar in Pune
In Pune, there are 6,771 registered healthcare facilities. A mere 38 of them report cases of tuberculosis (TB). The health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) reported the shocking finding in its latest report, covering hospitals, private establishments, healthcare clinics, chemists, nursing homes, and diagnostic centres according to The Times of India (ToI). This […]
Indian Medical Association calls for indefinite strike
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for an indefinite strike in response to the proposed National Medical Commission Bill. The bill has caused uproar within India’s medical community since it was announced. More than 25,000 doctors held a ‘mahapanchayat’, or large gathering, in Delhi on March 25 in opposition to the bill. The proposed […]
Homoeopathy body criticises potential bridge course into allopathy
In a blow to the Union Health Ministry, their proposal for a bridge course that would allow practitioners of traditional medicine to practice modern medicine has faced opposition from both allopathic and homoeopathy bodies. The National Medical Commission Bill 2017 proposed meetings between the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) and the Central Council of […]