Doctors now have a new sign to represent their profession. The symbol- just a minor variation of the previous red plus was chosen by the Indian Medical Association(IMA).<\/p>\n
The reason for the change is that the previous symbol is a patented sign for the International Committee of Red Cross(ICRC). Also, it\u2019s protected under the Geneva Convention of 1949. India is a signatory of the Geneva Convention.<\/p>\n
Lighter shade, with letters added<\/strong><\/p>\n Compared to the previous one, the new logo has a slightly lighter shade (It\u2019s 90% red compared to the original)The key difference though is the \u201cDr\u201d written in the middle of the cross in the new symbol. (Another shortlist had \u201cRx\u201d instead of \u201cDr.\u201d)The IMA considered more than 100 designs before picking the final one.<\/p>\n Symbol only for doctors practicing modern medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n The new symbol could be used by doctors practicing modern medicine- in other words, MBBS qualified doctors. Practitioners of ayurveda and homeopathy medicines, as also veterinary doctors wouldn\u2019t be allowed to use the new symbol. It’s also hoped that the new symbol would help people differentiate quacks from real doctors.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, certain chemists have already moved from the old red logo and started using a green plus sign.<\/p>\n Change, long time in the making<\/strong><\/p>\n A curious aspect about all of this is that the issue of changing the logo has been around for a number of years. But the implementation has delayed. In fact, ICRC asked IMA to stop the unauthorized use of their logo in 2007. However, the change has taken its time in coming. In true Indian fashion?<\/p>\n Image credits:\u00a0ima-india.org<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Doctors now have a new sign to represent their profession. The symbol- just a minor variation of the previous red plus was chosen by the Indian Medical Association(IMA). The reason for the change is that the previous symbol is a patented sign for the International Committee of Red Cross(ICRC). Also, it\u2019s protected under the Geneva […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,570],"class_list":["post-4512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-doctors","tag-new-symbol"],"yoast_head":"\n