On Tuesday, Modern medicine doctors across India will hold a protest at over 10,000 public spots, against notification by the Central Council of Indian Medicine enabling Postgraduate Ayurveda Surgery students to study & practise modern medicine & surgical procedures, said the Indian Medical Association (IMA).
On Monday, the association in a press release said that "Public demonstrations on December 8 will be followed by withdrawal of non-essential non-COVID services on Dec 11 from 6 am to 6 pm. All emergency services will continue to function. OPD services will not be available & elective surgeries will not be posted".
The protest will be in small groups of twenty following Covid protocols between 12 noon to 2 pm today. The protest will be silent & peaceful. Cross-sections of doctors from medical colleges, Govt services, general practitioners, specialists, resident doctors & medical students will take part in the public demonstrations, IMA said.
IMA added, "Modern medicine surgery is teamwork. Surgeries are carried out with the help of anaesthetists & several other backup services. These disciplines are a part of modern medicine & use drugs from modern medicine pharmacopoeia. The surgical procedures & techniques are defines & described in modern medicine textbooks".
The Central Council of Indian Medicine recently amended the Indian Medicine Central Council (Postgraduate Ayurveda Education) Regulations, 2016, to include the regulation to allow the PG students of Ayurveda to practise general surgery.
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