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  'Khichdification': Indian Medical Association demands withdrawal of govt's Ayurveda surgery move

  India | November 25, 2020 13:57 IST

  The IMA has demanded withdrawal of a Central Council of Indian Medicine notification authorising post-graduate Ayurveda practitioners to be trained to perform general surgical procedures.

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  Community spread of COVID-19 has started in India, cases in rural areas a bad sign: IMA

  India | July 18, 2020 23:04 IST

  Dr VK Monga, Chairperson of IMA Hospital Board of India said the situation is really bad and it now shows a community spread. There are many factors connected with it but overall this is now spreading to rural areas.

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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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  IMA calls off April 23 'Black Day' protest after Amit Shah's assurance of full support

  India | April 22, 2020 12:25 IST

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, interacted with the doctors of the Indian Medical Association via video conference. In his address to the doctors, he appreciated the work that they have put in during these desperate times and appealed to them to not do carry even a symbolic protest that had been suggested by the organisation keeping in mind the safety and the security of the medical staff.

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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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  Coronavirus: IMA appeals people to not rush for masks

  India | March 08, 2020 21:36 IST

  The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday asked citizens of Thane to not panic and rush to buy masks in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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  IMA writes to PM, seeks ordinance to check violence against health professionals

  India | September 04, 2019 12:21 IST

  Stating that it was not possible to provide quality treatment to the public in an atmosphere of fear and violence, the IMA, which is the largest body of doctors and students in the country with around three lakh members, in a letter requested Prime Minister Modi to highlight the issue in his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme.

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  Budget 2019-20: IMA gives thumbs down to health sector budgetary allocation

  India | July 06, 2019 22:23 IST

  The Indian Medical Association Saturday termed the budgetary allocation in the health sector "inadequate" as the body lamented that public spending on health remained at 1.2 per cent of GDP.

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  Mamata Banerjee agrees to live coverage of meeting with protesting doctors

  India | June 17, 2019 15:35 IST

  The state government had earlier turned down the striking doctors' demand for the live telecast of the meeting, scheduled to be held later in the day.

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  Health Minister Harsh Vardhan writes to CMs of all states, calls for strict action against those who attack doctors

  India | June 15, 2019 18:13 IST

  He also wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday in this matter.

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  Bengal doctors' strike: Karnataka joins nationwide protest, OPDs shut

  India | June 14, 2019 14:31 IST

  "All private doctors, including paramedics and nurses are on a day-long strike in support of our colleagues in Kolkata who were assaulted by the relatives of a patient who died in their hospital on June 10. Out-patient departments (OPDs) in private hospitals and nursing homes are closed," Indian Medical Association's (IMA) Karnataka unit treasurer B. Veeranna told IANS in Bengaluru.

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  AIIMS resident doctors to boycott work on June 13

  India | June 13, 2019 16:10 IST

  "There is a complete breakdown of law and order, with reports of mobs attacking doctor hostels with weapons. The government has failed to provide protection and justice to doctors," the statement read. "AIIMS RDA condemns this in words and in spirit. Residents across the country are deeply hurt by these turn of events.

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  Doctors anguished over PM Modi's 'unjust' remarks on them in London

  India | April 22, 2018 13:14 IST

  Indian medical fraternity has said that it is 'deeply pained by our PM’s uncalled for and unjust remarks.  Because of these remarks, goodwill and esteem we have for him stands dented'.

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  IMA opposes draft National Medical Commission bill

  India | December 17, 2017 8:03 IST

  According to the IMA, the NMC will "cripple" the functioning of the medical profession by making it completely answerable to the bureaucracy and non-medical administrators.

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  IMA urges government to subsidise expenditure on emergencies at private hospitals

  Health | December 11, 2017 17:57 IST

  The IMA, a consortium of doctors across India, also demanded no compulsion from private hospital managements to make their doctors work vis-a-vis targets and prescribe the choice of drugs and devices.

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  No need to panic, monitoring the situation: Nadda on swine flu

  National | January 02, 2015 23:15 IST

  New Delhi: Union Health Minister J P Nadda today sought to allay the apprehension about the swine flu, saying there was no need to panic, even as two fresh cases of the disease were reported

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  Harsh Vardhan to visit Kanpur on Aug 24

  India | August 21, 2014 16:31 IST

  Kanpur: Indian Medical Association's (IMA) refresher course will be inaugurated by Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan here on August 24.The minister will inaugurate the refresher course at Lajpat bhavan in Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical

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  IMA demands ban on use of antibiotics for growth promotion in poultry

  India | August 01, 2014 7:00 IST

  New Delhi: A day after an environment body said that “large-scale and indiscriminate” use of antibiotics in poultry industry might be “strongly linked” to growing antibiotic resistance in Indians, Indian Medical Association (IMS) yesterday called

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  Voters to get 25 per cent discount in doctor fees, pathological tests :IMA

  India | April 11, 2014 11:41 IST

  Kolkata: The Indian Medical Association has appealed to its 2.75 lakh doctor-members across India to give 25 per cent discount in doctor's fees for one week to all patients who visit them with their fingers

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  IMA slams Shahrukh Khan over surrogacy reports

  Bollywood | June 20, 2013 7:59 IST

  New Delhi, June 20: The Indian Medical Association (INA) Wednesday slammed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan over reports that he and his wife were planning to have a baby boy through surrogacy."IMA strongly opposes any attempt