The Indian Medical Association called protests across the country against the union government’s decision to allow Ayurveda students to train in surgery.
Private hospitals in Hyderabad such as the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Indo American Cancer Hospital, Yashoda, Apollo and Omega Hospitals stopped their medical services on Friday in protest against the union’s Health Ministry’s decision to allow students to Ayurveda receive formal training in general surgery, otorhinolaryngology and ophthalmology. and dental procedures. The protests were also backed by doctors from government hospitals such as Gandhi Hospital, Osmania General Hospital and the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), who met and raised anti-government slogans, asking them to revoke the notification.
The call for protest was made by the Indian Government Medical Association (IMA), the largest organization of modern medicine physicians in the country. Although the call was made to close the facilities for 12 hours (6 am – 6 pm), several hospitals resumed service after 2 pm.
On November 20, amending the Central Council of Indian Medicine (Postgraduate Education in Ayurveda) Regulations, 2016, the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) issued a bulletin notice allowing Ayurveda graduate students to receive training for 58 surgical procedures in general surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology and Dentistry.
The IMA is in arms against this decision. He has termed this controversial movement towards the Ayurveda club and modern medicine, which are found in two different spectra, as “myxopathy.” The IMA also accuses the new movement of allowing Ayurveda to “poach” modern medicine.
IMA National Secretary Sanjeev Singh Yadav, speaking to TNM, said: “Several small and medium-sized hospitals participated in the protest. The Indo-American hospital had participated in the strike in a big way. We were happy to see the support from the doctors at Gandhi, Osmania and NIMS. “
“Ours is a fair claim. We are not undermining Ayurveda, but we do not want it to be mixed with modern medicine. The Indian health system will collapse if this is not questioned, ”Yadav said. According to Yadav, medical tourism, which is a booming industry in India, will see a rapid decline if Ayurveda students are allowed to perform surgeries.
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