NMC Bill: IMA calls for Nation Wide Withdrawal of Routine Medical Services on 28th July, 2018
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New Delhi: Through a recent message to its members, the Indian Medical Association issued a call to doctors to Withdraw all ROUTINE medical services in protest against the National Medical Commission Bill on Saturday, 28th July 2018
The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which will be tabled in the ongoing Monsoon Session, seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI). In March, the Union Health Ministry approved amendments to the NMC Bill including removing the contentious provision of "bridge course", which would have allowed practitioners of alternative medicines to pursue allopathy after stiff resistance from the IMA and the opposition. .
In a statement issued today, the IMA, however, said the Bill in its current form remains "anti-poor, anti-people and anti-federal law" which, if passed, "will have unforeseen consequences on not only the health sector but also on the federal structure of the country." IMA rejects the NMC 2017 in toto and resolves to fight this anti-people legislation by directly taking the issue to the people, it said. If the government tries to enforce this Bill in its current form, it will be met with similar resistance as in the past, it said.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which will be tabled in the ongoing Monsoon Session, seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI). In March, the Union Health Ministry approved amendments to the NMC Bill including removing the contentious provision of "bridge course", which would have allowed practitioners of alternative medicines to pursue allopathy after stiff resistance from the IMA and the opposition. .
In a statement issued today, the IMA, however, said the Bill in its current form remains "anti-poor, anti-people and anti-federal law" which, if passed, "will have unforeseen consequences on not only the health sector but also on the federal structure of the country." IMA rejects the NMC 2017 in toto and resolves to fight this anti-people legislation by directly taking the issue to the people, it said. If the government tries to enforce this Bill in its current form, it will be met with similar resistance as in the past, it said.
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