Action Against Quackery: NMC sets up 6-member committee to draft procedural guidelines
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New Delhi: In response to the escalating issue of quackery across the country, the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has constituted a 6 member committee to develop procedural guidelines regarding the provisions outlined in the NMC Act concerning quackery.
The six-member committee headed by Dr Yogendra Malik, Member Ethics and Medical Registration Board of National Medical Commission (NMC) include members- Dr Brahmdeep Sandhu (CMO, Jhajjar), Dr Anupama Goal (Professor, NLU, Delhi), Dr Santhil (Member of PGMEB), Dr Mahesh Kumar K (Chairman, Telangana State medical council TSMC) and Ms Purnima Tudu (Deputy Secretary, EMRB) as the Convener.
An office memorandum issued by the apex medical education regulator, on June 3rd stated, "In partial modification of the EMRB's order No. R-12013/03/2024-Ethics dated 24.05.2024, the composition of the Committee of Experts to frame procedural guidelines relating to provisions prescribed under Section 34 R/w Section 54 of the NMC Act, 2019 on Quackery."
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