'Know Your Doctor': Maharashtra Medical Council to launch app to combat fraudulent practitioners
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Mumbai: In a significant step to combat the growing menace of quacks in the state, the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) is developing a new mobile application known as “Know Your Doctor,” for patients to become aware if they are receiving treatment from any unqualified medical practitioner.
The council members alleged that the app will empower patients by giving them easy access to crucial information about their medical practitioners in Maharashtra. They claimed that the app will help patients verify the credentials of any registered medical practitioners in the state.
The initiative has been taken given the ongoing emerging reports regarding fake doctors practising medicine for an extended period and deceiving patients with improper treatments which had detrimental effects on the health of some individuals.
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It has been asserted that the council will use the app to acknowledge registered practitioners and provide guidance to patients to prevent them from seeking treatment from unregistered or unqualified individuals.
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