IMA says it will challenge it in court. Cabinet clears the plan amid disagreement among Ministers;
In a move that has been strongly resisted by doctors, the Maharashtra Cabinet allowed homoeopathic doctors in the State to prescribe allopathic drugs after completing a one-year course at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.
The decision came after major disagreements in the Cabinet itself.
The government’s reasoning is that few doctors are willing to work in rural areas, and this will help to boost medical care in villages. The decision covers only those who have passed the Bachelor in Homoeopathic Medicine. There are roughly 62,000 homoeopaths in the State.
The Indian Medical Association said it would challenge the decision in court. “Why should rural areas suffer at the hands of unqualified practitioners? This decision has been taken because homoeopathic colleges are lying vacant and many are controlled by politicians,” IMA secretary Jayesh Lele said.
The decision saw a major discord among Ministers [Source]
This may ends up homoeopathy there…poor fellows, they have no idea about potential of Homoeopathy
IM ASLO TOTALLY AGGRY BUT STILL IF IMA IS GIVING A COURSE OF PHARMACOLOGY SO WHATS THE MATTER OF DOING IT STILL MOST OF TH DOC ARE NOT FAMILER EVEN WITH DRUG INTERATCTIONS OR DRUG STRENTH ALLERGIC RECATIONS N SO ON SO ITS NOT A BIG DEAL TO GET UPDATE TO COURSE IF ITS FAMILIER TO DOCS
I HAVE SEEN PRESPS WHERE EVEN TWO TYPES OF ANTACIDS GIVEN AT THE SAME TIME OF SAME DRUN N STRENTH SO IT DOESNT MAKE ANY SENCE HOPE EVERY ONE WILL GET ALLINE TO MODERN MEDICINES N GOOD PRACTICE IM NOT AGANIST ANY KIND OF QULIFICATIONS BUT ITS ABOUT HEATH CAUTION N GOOD PRACTICE THATS ALL.
Mr. Lele is right in pointing out that most homeopathic colleges are empty and owned by politicians. Even though I am a homeopath, I oppose this 1 year course simply because it makes no sense churning out alternate pathy doctors in today’s cutting edge times. I say shut all homeopathy colleges and instead start more allopathy colleges, improve their standards, and remove reservation from the admission system. This would give fair chance to all students who wish to enroll in medical course. Homeopathy is an art and not at all science. A science student deserves to study modern medicine and nothing else.
I am totally agree with Dr Jawed…
Two year back i am wrking as a Icu rmo ..in a one of most popular hospital in mumbai…wr i meet a boy..who is Mbbs intern.. From most reputated clg JJ hospital… He has came to meet his friends father who was admitted there…He (mbbs intern) literally asked me Dr what is ECG…??? I get totally shock..how can a mbbs intern can asked such a silly question… Than i thought it’s better to be bhms than to be such mbbs…
For ur kind information who r against this decision.
1.homoeopaths learns all the same subjects which mbbs students learns in 5 and half yrs.
2. Mbbs students also learn pharmacology course only for one year. Thats wht said in the judgement that hompaths also should learn for 1 yr.
3. Question regarding paramedical students and pharmacy students will also do strike to allow them allopathy? How ?they never learn mbbs subjects which are learnt by homoeopathic course. Hope u know the subjects in homoeopathic stream.
4.if mbbs doctor can prescribe ayurvedic or allopathic medicine in his treatment so why other pathy doctor cant prescribe allopathy?
5. Main point. Mbbs doctors never want to go to rural areas . Only bhms doctors are there in most of the rural areas to give treatment for village peoples. Mbbs doctors just want posh and clean hospitals in city . So what about rural areas? If u dont want to go to rural areas thn atleast let them go who want to go there?
6. If u dont want hompaths to be allowed allopathy so why u mbbs doctors keeps hompathic doctors as a r.m.o. in their hospitals. Bcoz they work in less salary? At tht time why dont u think about bhms or mbbs? The main reason is money my dear… u want bhms doctors to work in ur hospitals in very less salary. But dont want to allow allopathy to them.
7. If ayurvedic doctors are allowed to prescribe modern medicine so why not homoeopaths?
8. Though after dealing with many patients in government colleges plain mbbs students cant compete with bhms practitioner who doing allopathy. Bhms students learns homoeopathic subjects after completing their course they join private hospitals and learn allopathy from their. They never get ready made setup.like mbbs students. Complete the degree and get readymade patients. Bhms students work hard to get knowledge with their own interest. Its not an easy job. And if u compare plain mbbs and bhms doing allopathic practice. Bhms doctor’s practice is anytime higher number of patients are anytime higher than mbbs doctor practice. And those mbbs doctors who are opposing have fear about this reality this fact.