Nagpur: Modern medicine doctors attached to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Nagpur branch, began their relay hunger strike from 8am on Saturday at the IMA Hall. IMA has started this agitation nationwide. Doctors will continue this strike till February 14.
“IMA is against the slated mixopathy in Indian healthcare. IMA respects, welcomes and proposes that all our traditional healthcare systems should strive hard and make themselves more evidence based,” said Dr Archana Kothari, president of Nagpur IMA.
Medical Students’ Network (MSN), Junior Doctors’ Network (JDN), IMA Women’s Wing, IMA Hospital Board, in-service Doctors, and resident doctors from medical colleges have also joined this agitation.
Doctors alleged that it’s a policy of present government to mix the mutually unrelated systems of medicines. “Integrating independent systems into one is unscientific and we won’t accept it,” said Dr Rajesh Sawarbandhe, honorary secretary of IMA Nagpur.
IMA will start awareness movement for people of the country and will approach MPs, MLAs and respective state governments in the next phase. “Internationally, IMA will apprise various associations from different countries about this unscientific notification,” said Dr YS Deshpande.