Image credit: artemfurman / 123rfThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a strike on December 11th over calls for Ayurvedic surgeons.
The Government’s call for alternative medicine practitioners to be licensed to practise surgery was met with a strong backlash. As reported in The Independent, “the controversial move now sanctions practitioners of the traditional system to perform a variety of general surgeries including ENT [ear nose and throat procedures] ophthalmological and dental procedures after training. As per the new rules, training modules for surgical procedures will be added to the curriculum of Ayurvedic studies for the first time, the notification from the government said.”
The IMA in its response called on doctors to strike in protest. The move is to affect non-essential services, though is not reported to affect intensive care or COVID-19-related matters. The organisation said “the IMA will have…
