IMA protests against proposal to dissolve MCI, gets WMA support
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Doctors affiliated with the Indian Medical Association (IMA), today held a protest nationwide against the government's proposal to dissolve the Medical Council of India (MCI) and replace it with National Medical Commission.
Around 2.7 lakh IMA members held dharnas--'Stop National Medical Commission IMA Satyagraha'-- in over 500 cities simultaneously between 11 AM and 1 PM today.
IMA has opposed the proposed National Medical Commission Bill 2016, citing concern that the NMC will have non-elected members nominated by the government.In a letter to Union Health Minister J P Nadda, IMA members said they were in support of suitable amendments in the existing IMC Act, but is against scrapping it totally and making it a non-autonomous body.
"Anywhere in the world, medical profession is bestowed with reasonable autonomy. Patient care and safety are the main benefits of such autonomy. Regulators need to have autonomy and be independent of administrators. The proposedNMC will be a regulator appointed by administrators under their direct control.
"IMA supports suitable amendments in the existing IMC Act. IMA is against scrapping it totally and making it a non autonomous body," said K K Aggarwal, National President (Elect) and Secretary General and Dr S S Agarwal, National President of the IMA, said in the letter.
Around 2.7 lakh IMA members held dharnas--'Stop National Medical Commission IMA Satyagraha'-- in over 500 cities simultaneously between 11 AM and 1 PM today.
IMA has opposed the proposed National Medical Commission Bill 2016, citing concern that the NMC will have non-elected members nominated by the government.In a letter to Union Health Minister J P Nadda, IMA members said they were in support of suitable amendments in the existing IMC Act, but is against scrapping it totally and making it a non-autonomous body.
"Anywhere in the world, medical profession is bestowed with reasonable autonomy. Patient care and safety are the main benefits of such autonomy. Regulators need to have autonomy and be independent of administrators. The proposedNMC will be a regulator appointed by administrators under their direct control.
"IMA supports suitable amendments in the existing IMC Act. IMA is against scrapping it totally and making it a non autonomous body," said K K Aggarwal, National President (Elect) and Secretary General and Dr S S Agarwal, National President of the IMA, said in the letter.
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