ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of Indian Medical Association (IMA-AP) in solidarity with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded the withdrawal of Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) notifications which allow post-graduate Ayurveda students to study and practice Allopathic surgical procedures.
The demand also includes the withdrawal of the four committees by NITI Aayog for integration of all branches of medicine advocated under the National Education Policy 2020. 
Opposing the government notification in the field of health and medical education, IMA-AP said that the mixing of streams of medicines in surgery is not only hazardous to the health of the public but may be ‘fatal’.
Addressing media persons at Heema hospital today,  IMA-AP president Dr. Lobsang  Tsetim said that modern medicines and Ayurveda are totally different subjects. "The mixing of both will be detrimental to the health sector,” he said, questioning the central government on who will be responsible if anything goes wrong during surgery by an Ayurveda graduate.
Dr. Lobsang said the association has no issue with the practicing of medicine by Ayurveda students but allowing them to perform surgery will certainly be hazardous and prove fatal to patients in the long run.
Therefore, looking into the future complications, IMA-AP unit has also requested the state government to oppose and not implement the CCIM notification in the state. It also informed that the association will write to the state health department demanding the withdrawal of CCIM notification.
Entire OPD services will remain closed on December 11 as the IMA has called for a nationwide bandh. Except for COVID-19 cases, emergency surgeries, casualty and labour room services the rest of medical services will remain closed on the day.
However, Dr. Lobsang said that the IMA-AP will not go for the ‘Bandh call’ on the day but wear ‘black badges’ in solidarity with the central IMA. He said the decision was made as the state (Arunachal Pradesh) has a limited number of doctors and the total bandh call will affect the health care delivery system.
Meanwhile, General Secretary IMA-AP Dr. Jego Ori said that the association is not in a position to challenge the superiority of ‘Allopathy and Ayurveda’. But the overnight mixing of both streams will undermine the originality of each stream as well as create future implications, he said.

“We are not against Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) doctors but there will be health complications during surgery executed by an Ayurveda doctor who just needs 2 years to complete post-graduation and is entitled for any surgery,” stated  Vice President-IMA(AP) Dr. Kesang  Wangdi Thongdok .
He said that doctors who study Allopathy and medical science need decades of practice and have to attend workshops to Master in Surgery. How can the CCIM allow a post-graduate Ayurveda student to study for 2 years and then practice Allopathic surgical procedures, he questioned.

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