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Strike affects OPD services at some pvt hospitals in Delhi-NCR
Outpatient department services at some private hospitals in Delhi and its neighbouring cities were either shut or partially affected due to a nationwide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Metro Hospital Group, which runs 11 facilities across the country, including five in Delhi-NCR, kept OPDs closed at all its units. "In support of the strike, we kept the OPDs closed at all our units. The Noida facility gets about 600 patients a day in the OPD while around 300 patients visit the one in east Delhi's Preet Vihar. We have a total of five units in Delhi- NCR," a spokesperson of the hospital group told PTI. The group also has six more facilities, including in Jaipur, Vadodara and Haridwar. Fortis Healthcare group had also pledged support of the stir called by the IMA against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, which the association describes as "anti- people and anti-patient". In solidarity with the cause, we decided to wear black badges and .
Doctors' strike hits health services in Uttarakhand
Health services were hit in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as private doctors went on a strike against the National Medical Council (NMC) Bill which seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI). The strike was later called off.
IMA calls off strike after NMC Bill sent to Parliamentary panel (Roundup)
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday called off its 12-hour shutdown of OPDs in private hospitals across the country to protest the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017, after the Bill was referred to a Parliamentary standing committee. The strike saw low response in metro cities, including Delhi, but was near total in rural areas, the IMA said.
National Medical Commission will affect future docs, patients: IMA President
The National Medical Commission (NMC) is going to affect future doctors and patients, said Dr Ravi Wankhedkar, President, Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday.The National Medical Commission Bill 2017, which seeks to replace and subsume the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body, was tabled in the Rajya Sabha today. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill."We are opposing the bill for future generations as the presently working doctors are not going to be affected by the National Medical Commission. If the bill comes into existence then the coming generation of doctors and patients will suffer," Dr Wankhedkar said.He added that not only the composition of the NMC is undemocratic, unrepresentative; it is against the federal polity of the Constitution of India, which envisages a union of states."It is undemocratic because there will be hardly any elected representatives. It is the concentration of power with the Central Government appointees with no say for the states. .
Healthcare services partially disrupted in doctors' strike
Healthcare services at multiple hospitals across the country were partially disrupted today when doctors went on a strike in protest against the controversial National Medical Commission Bill. The emergency and critical care departments at the hospitals, however, functioned normally, according to reports from the states. The reports also said that doctors at several hospitals wore black badges at work. The situation eased later in the day when the 12-hour nationwide stir called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) from 6 am was called off after the Centre agreed to refer the proposed legislation to a parliamentary standing committee. The bill had triggered wide protests from doctors as also the opposition parties. The National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, which was tabled in Parliament on Friday, seeks to replace the Medical Council of India(MCI) and also proposes allowing practitioners of alternative medicines, such as homoeopathy and ayurveda, practise allopathy .
LG has raised objections to AAP govt's healthcare scheme: Jain
Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain today claimed that the Lieutenant Governor has raised objections to the AAP dispensation's ambitious scheme proposing free medical surgeries and tests at private hospitals in case of delay in government facilities. According to Jain, Lt. Governor (LG) Anil Baijal raised objections without discussing either with the chief minister or the minister concerned, and has asked the department to include income criteria for people to avail benefits under the 'quality health for all' scheme. The scheme was passed by the Cabinet on December 12 and was subsequently sent to the Lieutenant Governor for approval. It has been proposed that if the date for a surgery is not given by a government hospital to a patient within a month, then he can get it done from any of the private hospitals empanelled for this purpose. The scheme proposes that every person, irrespective of his income, who comes to any Delhi government hospital for treatment shall be ...
Limit children's snacks to 200 calories a day: UK health body
Concerned over the high intake of sugar from unhealthy snacks among young children in England, a new campaign has urged parents to limit the intake of calories to just 200 per day by including foods such as malt loaf, low-sugar yoghurt and drinks with no added sugar.
National Health Policy, 2017
In order to provide better health services and treatment facility to the people of the country, the Government of India has taken several steps which inter-alia include:
New device may help prevent the harms of sitting
A device that allows you to continuously move your legs while sitting at a desk may boost metabolic rate more than standing at a workstation, according to a study. The study by researchers at University of Illinois at Chicago in the US adds to the growing body of evidence that suggests strategies for increasing non-exercise active thermogenesis are needed to help overcome the detrimental effects of prolonged sitting. Thermogenesis is a spontaneous activity unrelated to a fitness routine. Sitting has been identified as a risk factor for early mortality, independent of the presence of a disease, such as cancer or diabetes. Up to seven per cent of deaths have been attributed to sitting alone. "Sitting is bad for our health, but it is a big part of daily life for many people," said Craig Horswill from the University of Illinois at Chicago. "Exercise is a good way to counteract the negative effects of sitting, but just incorporating physical activity into one part of our day
Doctors wear black badges to work to protest against NMC Bill
Doctors across the state wore black badges to work today to protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill that seeks to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body. Healthcare services remained largely normal across the state with the outpatient departments (OPD) of National Medical College and Hospital, NRS Medical College and Hospital and RG Kar Hospital attending to the patients like any other day, West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) chairman Dr Nirmal Maji told PTI today. Maji also condemned the bill that was tabled in Parliament on Friday and said it would ruin the medical infrastructure in the country. "This is a Tughlaqi decision. This is a dangerous move and may ruin the medical system in the country. The bill will be a boost for quack doctors," Maji told PTI today. Around 76,325 doctors in the state would be participating in today's protest, he said. "I have spoken to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this morning and she has given ...
Robust system to supervise clinical trials in place: Patel
The government has put in place a "good and robust" system of supervising clinical trials by strengthening the regulatory provisions to check any serious adverse effects, including deaths, caused by them. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel in Rajya Sabha said there have been 378 cases of deaths due to "serious adverse events" in 2016 and 11 of them related to clinical trials based on available status of examination done. She said a high-powered committee was formed by the government, after the Supreme Court judgement in this regard, which had made recommendations on when to give permission to drugs without holding clinical trials. She said the system was strengthened after the Supreme Court judgement. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health had also raised concerns over permission granted to 33 medicines without holding clinical trials. "We have actually set up a good, robust system after the Supreme Court's order in 2013, that is a ...
Devi Shetty hails NMC bill, says it's a good move by govt
Taking a view quite opposite to that of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), acclaimed cardiac surgeon Devi Prasad Shetty today hailed the proposed NMC bill, but said the provision of Ayurvedic doctors being allowed to prescribe Allopathic medicines needs clarification. The Founder and Chairman of the Bengaluru-based Narayana Health, and Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awardee termed the proposed NMC (National Medical Commission) bill as a "good move" by the government. Dr Shetty said the provision of Ayurvedic doctors prescribing Allopathic medicines needs to be clearly spelt out and defined as to in which locations, what type of medicines and under what circumstances they can do that. "They (the bill) have to clarify what medicines, which location (these doctors can prescribe)", he told PTI. "I can understand if it's meant to give them (Ayurvedic doctors) the privilege to prescribe medicines at primary centres in remote locations, only a few medicines, that's the only ...
Ambala rail division's 1st woman locomotive driver dies after
Ambala Railway division's first woman locomotive driver, Rajni Devi, died in civil hospital at Ambala City after delivering a baby this morning, with her husband alleging lack of proper arrangement while transferring her from maternity to emergency ward. However, Dr Vinod Gupta, the civil surgeon said he had already inquired into the matter and no negligence on the part of doctors or nurses concerned was found. Shiv Shakti said he had got his wife, Rajni Devi (32) admitted to the hospital three days ago after she had labour pain. She was shifted from maternity ward to the emergency ward early this morning when her condition became critical after the delivery. He alleged that there was no proper arrangement for carrying her from the maternity ward to the emergency ward. "I myself had to carry the oxygen cylinder while shifting her to the emergency ward," he claimed. Dr Gupta said, "After the normal delivery the patient had a sudden heart attack and died." When the matter ..
New drug approvals hit 21-year high in 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drug approvals hit a 21-year high in 2017, with 46 novel medicines winning a green light -- more than double the previous year -- while the figure also rose in the European Union.
IMA strike hits healthcare services in Odisha
Health care services were partially affected in parts of Odisha today as doctors joined a 12-hour strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in protest against a bill that seeks to replace the Medical Council of India with a new body. A protest rally organised from Power House Chhak to Raj Bhavan here saw the participation of medical students and doctors in large numbers. Dhananjay Das, a senior doctor at govt-run Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar, said the bill, if passed, will upset the medical fraternity in the country. "The bill will bring down the standards of medical education in the country. It will be a big blow to the entire medical fraternity" he said. The general secretary of the Odisha chapter of the IMA, Janmejaya Mohapatra, said the strike has affected healthcare services in outpatient departments of a few government and private hospitals, but the emergency and critical departments were functioning normally. The National Medical Commission Bill, ...
Celebrations outside Meerut hospital create nuisance for patients
The district hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut witnessed a celebration with drums played outside the emergency ward of the hospital, on the New Year's day, creating a major nuisance for the patients.In a video that has gone viral, few people could be seen dancing on the beats of drums played outside the emergency ward of the hospital. A person, who was apparently being accorded a farewell, could be seen wearing garlands.The hospital authorities, however, evaded the question when enquired.The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Meerut, Raj Kumar, on his part, criticised the incident."They shouldn't have played it in the silent zone. It can cause inconvenience to patients. The district hospital administration should check who did it and ensure it is not repeated in the future," Raj Kumar told ANI.Earlier on December 26 last year, a state-run medical college in Meerut raised eyebrows when Russian belly dancers were called to perform at its alumni function. Liquor cartons were also found ...
NERL issues 31 e-negotiable warehouse receipts so far
NERL, a subsidiary of agri- commodity bourse NCDEX, today said it has issued 31 electronic negotiable warehouse receipts (eNWRs) since start of its operations in September 2017. Warehouse receipts are made negotiable under the Warehouse (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007, and regulated by the Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority. Warehouse receipts are issued in negotiable form, making them eligible as collateral for loans. In a statement, National e-Repository Limited (NERL) said that it has issued total 31 eNWRs between September 26 and December of 2017 for a total 324 tonnes of commodities. Out of which, 28 eNWRs were generated in December 2017, it said adding that the response it has received has been encouraging from agri-participants in just three months. NERL also mentioned that the industry regulator WDRA was working towards mandating only electronic receipts for its registered warehouses and the decision could be taken in a couple of months.
IMA terms National Medical Commission draconian, undemocratic
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday termed the National Medical Commission as draconian and undemocratic.The National Medical Commission Bill 2017, which seeks to replace and subsume the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body was tabled in the Rajya Sabha today.Addressing a press conference here, Dr Parthiv Sanghvi of IMA, said, "The IMA is against the National Medical Commission because it is a government body where 90 percent members will be nominated by the government. The structure of National Medical Commission is draconian, undemocratic, unparliamentarian and against the basic ethos and ethics that have been upheld by the Medical Council of India. "He said the slogan for the medical community is 'No to NMC (National Medical Commission)."The central government has left us no option but to call it a 'black day' in the history of medical profession. No to NMC (National Medical Commission) is a slogan for medical community as well as every patient," said Dr. ...
IMA calls off strike after NMC Bill sent to select committee
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday called off its 12-hour countrywide shutdown of OPD services at all private hospitals in the country, after the government agreed to its demand and sent the National Medical Commission Bill, 2017 to a select committee.
Eminent Urdu poet Anwar Jalapuri dies at 71
Eminent Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri, also known for his translation of the Bhagavad Gita from Hindi to Urdu, passed away here on Tuesday following cardiac arrest, a hospital official said. He was 71.