The government has ordered a ban to the online sales of medicines until draft regulations regarding e-pharmacies are formed and issued. The drugs controller general of India (DCGI) V.G. Somani directed all states and Union territories to prohibit the sale of medicines through unlicensed online platforms. As per the paper quoted by the Central Drugs […]
The healthcare system of India is always in the news for the wrong reasons. Most of our rural and poor population is denied good quality healthcare leaving them with the quacks. Despite being top in the area of pharmaceuticals, information technology, medical tourism, etc, India still lags when it comes to healthcare. Along with the […]
Nearly three lakh doctors from across the country will observe a two-hour strike on Wednesday. The protest will be against some of the government policies for medical professionals. As per a release by IMA, the protest will be against the National Medical Commission Bill, among other things. According to IMA, the inter-ministerial committee that was […]
What with the assault on medical practitioners by patients’ attendants getting more frequent, the Madhya Pradesh chapter of IMA wants more safety cover for doctors. Assaults are frequent in the state, the most recent happening at Apple Hospital and MY Hospital Even though the Doctors’ Protection Act is in force in the state, not many […]
More than a thousand doctors in the government service in Uttarakhand have threatened to go on a two-hour strike every day from July 11 for a week. The call for strike came in the wake of the non-implementation of Dynamic Assured Career Progression(DACP) Scheme. The DACP Scheme, which was introduced by the Central Government in […]