Health Bulletin 5/ September/ 2023
Here are the Top Health stories for the day:
NMC directs State medical councils to register additional qualifications of PG medicos
Taking cognisance of the grievances of PG medical students stating that their additional qualifications are not being registered even though they fall in the first four batches of starting/increased intake of seats, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has once again reiterated its directions in this regard to the State Medical Councils.
Writing to the State Medical Councils, the Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of NMC directed the Apex Medical Bodies in the States to register the first four batches of PG degree courses and three batches of PG Diploma courses admitted against the seats which are shown as permitted on the Commission's website.
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Assam woman doctor alleges death threats following conversion to hinduism, CM orders probe
A woman doctor from Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) in Dibrugarh has voluntarily embraced Hinduism and alleged that she is facing death threats from her family and they are forcing her to marry a Maulavi.
A doctor in Assam has alleged being threatened by her family for converting to Hinduism, forcing her to go into hiding, while her brother has claimed that she has been kidnapped.
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Assam woman doctor alleges death threats following conversion to Hinduism, CM orders probe
UP: Firing incident at Aligarh Muslim University's medical college
A firing incident took place in Aligarh Muslim University's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College over a money transaction, said an official on Monday.
According to Circle Officer Civil Line-Aligarh Ashok Kumar, "The incident of firing came to light in Aligarh's Police Station Civil Line area last night around 10 pm. The incident took place after a dispute escalated over a money transaction in the canteen.
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Firing At Aligarh Muslim University's Medical College Over Extortion
Gujarat declaration: WHO releases document of Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the outcome document of the first WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit 2023 in form of ''Gujarat Declaration''.
The declaration reaffirmed global commitments towards indigenous knowledges, biodiversity and traditional, complementary and integrative medicine.
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