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  IMA says 730 doctors died in Covid second wave, highest in Bihar

  India | June 16, 2021 17:53 IST

  Bihar saw the maximum number of 115 deaths of medical practitioners, followed by Delhi with 109

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  IMA to lead protest on June 18 against assault on healthcare professionals

  India | June 12, 2021 16:03 IST

  IMA President Dr JA Jayalal demanded to bring a central protection law with provisions under CrPC annd IPC and also ensure that all govt and private hospital have a mandatory security structure

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  624 doctors died due to COVID-19 in second wave: IMA

  India | June 03, 2021 20:47 IST

  A total of 624 doctors have died due to COVID-19 in the ongoing second wave with Delhi recording the maximum 109 fatalities, the Indian Medical Association's (IMA) has said.

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  Over 500 doctors died in Covid-19 second wave

  India | May 26, 2021 9:55 IST

  As per the data released, Delhi has the highest casualties which recorded 103 deaths alone. Bihar was second in the list with 96 casualties, while in Uttar Pradesh, 41 doctors succumbed to Covid-19

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  Over 400 doctors died of Covid in second wave, Delhi with most casualties

  India | May 22, 2021 14:05 IST

  As many as 420 doctors lost their lives in the country during the second wave of Covid-19, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said on Saturday.

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  329 doctors succumbed to Covid-19 during 2nd wave, maximum 80 from Bihar: IMA

  India | May 20, 2021 20:06 IST

  ​The Indian Medical Association on Thursday released fresh figures on Covid-related fatalities among doctors, saying 329 of them succumbed to the disease during the ongoing second wave of the pandemic.  

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  Ensure judicious use of Remdesivir in coronavirus-infected patients: IMA to medical fraternity

  India | April 13, 2021 22:35 IST

  The second wave of the pandemic has created an unprecedented demand for Remedsivir injection resulting in demand and supply mismatch and an artificial panic is created, the doctor's body said.

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  Indian Dental Association joins IMA in protest against Ayush doctors to perform surgeries

  News | December 11, 2020 21:40 IST

  Indian Dental Association (IDA) extended support to Indian Medical Association (IMA) strike against Centre's move allowing Ayush doctors to perform surgeries.

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  AIIMS, LNJP doctors wear black ribbon in support of IMA strike call

  India | December 11, 2020 11:19 IST

  The doctors of several government hospitals across Delhi, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) on Friday extended support to the protest call given by the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

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  IMA calls for strike on December 11 over ayurveda surgery move

  India | December 11, 2020 11:08 IST

  "Launching the freedom struggle of modern medicine from the forces of mixopathy, IMA has directed public demonstration activities and withdrawal of non-essential and non-COVID services on December 11, 2020, from 6 AM to 6 PM," it said in a statement.

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  IMA demands withdrawal of govt's Ayurveda surgery move, terms step 'retrograde'

  News | November 25, 2020 21:14 IST

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded withdrawal of a Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) notification authorising post-graduate Ayurveda practitioners to be trained to perform general surgical procedures, saying the move was a "khichadification", or a confused mix, of medical education and practice.

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  Govt allows post-grad Ayurveda docs to train in performing surgeries; IMA terms it 'retrograde step'

  India | November 22, 2020 20:52 IST

  The government has issued a notification authorising post-graduate practitioners in specified streams of Ayurveda to be trained to perform surgical procedures such as excisions of benign tumours, nasal and cataract surgeries, a move which has drawn flak from the modern medicine fraternity.

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  99 doctors died, over 1,300 infected due to coronavirus in India so far

  India | July 16, 2020 10:35 IST

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has said that at least 99 doctors have succumbed to coronavirus in India while over 1,300 have been infected by COVID-19. Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in terms of the percentage of doctors who died after getting infected to coronavirus.

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  Suspended IAS officer BM Vijay Shankar, accused in IMA Ponzi scam, commits suicide in Bengaluru

  India | June 23, 2020 22:11 IST

  Suspended IAS officer and deputy commissioner BM Vijay Shankar, who was arrested in a multi-crore IMA Ponzi scheme scam, has committed suicide. The officer ended his life at his residence in Jayanagar.

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  Protest abusive behaviour against healthcare professionals: IMA

  India | April 21, 2020 13:11 IST

  Taking a dim view of abusive behaviour towards healthcare professionals amid the nationwide lockdown, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for observance of a 'White Day' on Wednesday and a nationwide 'Black Day' protest on Thursday.

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  IMA sends SOS to Centre on violence against health workers; warns of Black Day on 23 April

  India | April 20, 2020 15:22 IST

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday said that it will observe ‘Black Day’ on April 23 if the government does not enact Central Law on violence against healthcare workers.

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  Doctors against 'liquor prescription' during coronavirus lockdown: IMA

  India | March 29, 2020 21:51 IST

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday flayed the Left government's plan to supply liquor to alcohol addicts based on doctor's prescription, saying it was not "scientific".

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  IMA spokesperson apologises for saying Goa doctors quarantined

  India | March 28, 2020 8:50 IST

  Shekhar Salkar, a former president and current spokesperson of the Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), has tendered a public apology for saying that 50 per cent of doctors at the Goa Medical College have been quarantined due to suspected infection of COVID-19.

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  IMA lauds PM Modi's effort to motivate people to show gratitude towards health care workers

  India | March 22, 2020 23:02 IST

  The Indian Medical Association on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanking him for motivating people to show their gratitude towards the medical fraternity working to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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  Reports of cops entering hospitals during anti-CAA stir disturbing, declare them safe zones: IMA

  India | December 22, 2019 17:40 IST

  Terming as "disturbing" reports of police allegedly entering hospitals in violence-hit areas during agitations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) said such actions are "unacceptable" and demanded that hospitals be declared "safe zones".