11 December 2020, 15:06 PM
Mona Desai, a senior doctor from the city, said the government must not play with the health of people by allowing Ayurvedic doctors to do surgeries after a three-year course as principles of Ayurveda and modern medicines are different.
11 December 2020, 15:06 PM
Dr Kamlesh Saini, secretary, IMA (Gujarat branch) said, "Over 30,000 of our member-doctors from Gujarat, including 9,000 from Ahmedabad, have joined the protest today. We demand withdrawal of the CCIM Act notification and the NITI Aayog committee for integration (of all medicine systems). We urge the government to take into account the grievances of doctors against this mixopathy. The IMA will continue its agitation till our demands are met."
11 December 2020, 14:53 PM
They're mixing the modern medical system with the traditional one. It takes 8-10 years to become a surgeon but the Centre is allowing Ayurvedic practitioners to perform it with only 3 years of training. It is a sort of experiment on people,” says IMA Assam State Chief
11 December 2020, 14:06 PM
Many doctors at several places in Bulandshahr observe one-day strike today in support of the protest call of the IMA against the Centre's move allowing post graduate practitioners of Ayurveda to be trained in performing surgical procedures.
The protesting doctors are staging demonstration at Kale Aam road against the govt
11 December 2020, 12:20 PM
While MBBS doctors have severely criticised the government move, Ayurveda doctors said they have been performing surgeries since decades, and in terms of competence, medical students of Ayurveda are very well-trained.
11 December 2020, 12:18 PM
The gazette notification issued by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), a statutory body under the AYUSH Ministry, listed 39 general surgery procedures and 19 other procedures, involving the eye, ear, nose and throat, by amending the Indian Medicine Central Council (Post Graduate Ayurveda Education) Regulations, 2016. These surgeries include general surgery, orthopedic, ophthalmology, ENT and dental surgeries.