BAMS doctor suspended for making 5-year-old smoke to treat cold
BAMS doctor suspended for making 5-year-old to smoke as cold remedy
Nearly a month after a video of a BAMS doctor went viral for encouraging and forcing a 5-year-old boy to smoke cigarette to cure his cold, the State Health Department suspended him from his position at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Kuthaund. Apart from this, a chargesheet will be filed and disciplinary action will be taken against the doctor, as directed by Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak, who confirmed his suspension on Tuesday.
Medical Dialogues in April reported that a BAMS doctor posted at the Community Health Centre in Kuthaund was caught on camera encouraging and forcing a 5-year-old boy to smoke cigarettes, claiming it would cure his cold and cough. The video quickly went viral on social media, following which the doctor was transferred to the district headquarters as part of his disciplinary action.
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BAMS doctor suspended for making 5-year-old to smoke as cold remedy
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