Non
essential services will be withdrawn from 6am today to 6am Thursday
Dr KK Aggarwal
The Indian Medical Association
(IMA) has called for a strike today, across the country, to protest against the
National Medical Commission Bill 2019 passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday.
All non-essential services
will be withdrawn from 6 am on Wednesday, 31st July till 6 am on 1st
August, Thursday. Emergency, Casualty, ICU and related services will function
normally.
Public demonstrations and
hunger strikes will be organized by all the state and local branches.
Approval of this undemocratic
NMC Bill 2019 has jeopardized the healthcare and medical education in the
country. It also provides for licensing of unqualified non medical persons
enabling them to practice modern medicine, under Section 32 ‘Community Health
Provider’ of the Bill.
“The
Community Health Provider may prescribe specified medicine independently, only
in primary and preventive healthcare, but in cases other than primary and preventive
healthcare, he may prescribe medicine only under the supervision of medical
practitioners registered under sub-section (I) of section 32.”
Patient benefit and safety is
first and foremost for us. Now by getting a license, even persons without a
medical background will be eligible to practice modern medicine and prescribe
independently. This will promote quackery and endanger the lives of patients,
especially the poor and the marginalized sections of the society.
IMA rejects the draconian NMC
Bill 2019 in toto in its present format. It is unacceptable to us.
This Bill affects us all. It
takes away our professional autonomy, which is not in the interest of society.
Therefore, I request all of you to join in this protest and express solidarity
with the movement.
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
President Elect Confederation of
Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania
(CMAAO)
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of
India
Past National President
IMA
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