Updated Dec 11, 2020 | 08:45 IST
In October, the cases were at 3,08,434 and death toll reached 6,073. There is very less awareness among patients about post-Covid care. Covid patients care after recovery new problem for Pune, less awareness among people | Photo Credit: AP
Pune: Maharashtra health department along with the PMC and doctors came a long way since the first case of Covid was recorded in the state in March. Even with the vaccine showing chances of development, the post-Covid care is still a problem that is cropping up for the authorities.
In October, the cases were at 3, 08,434 and the death toll reached 6,073. There is very little awareness among patients about post-Covid care. Dr Sanjeev Wavare, PMC assistant health chief told the Hindustan Times, “We have acted very promptly while managing cases about Covid. We established Covid care centres and got ventilators for patients who need intensive care units. We have done all of t
As a part of the nationwide protest, hundreds of allopathy doctors went on a strike, whereas, all non-essential and non-Covid services from 6am to 6pm were withdrawn | Mumbai news
Strike over ‘Ayurveda surgeons’: 1.15 lakh doctors keep non-emergency work shut in Maharashtra
The protest was against the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) notification allowing Ayurveda post-graduates to learn modern medicine surgery and to practice independently. December 11, 2020 8:59:01 pm
IMA has appealed to the Centre to desist from proceeding with “mixopathy” as the option for Universal Health Coverage. (Express photo)
An approximate 1.15 lakh doctors of modern medicine kept their non-emergency work shut across Maharashtra while another 25,000 medical students from 36 government and private colleges and 10,000 post-graduate students also participated in the day-long nationwide agitation on Friday.
“All the emergency services were carried out smoothly. Our doctors did not carry out any protest morcha or public demonstrations today,” Dr Avinash Bhondwe, president, IMA Maharashtra, said, adding that the entire fraterni
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MUMBAI/NAGPUR: Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for closure of nonemergency medical services nationwide on Friday to protest against a government notification allowing post-graduate ayurveda students to perform 58 surgeries from allopathy. The body said clinics, dispensaries and OPDs will be shut from 6am to 6pm.
Around 110,000 doctors registered with Maharashtra Medical Council, including 45,000 from IMA are likely to participate. The association said emergency services will continue. “Covid hospitals, ICUs, accident & trauma services, maternity homes and neonatal ICUs will work,” IMA stated.
A notification on November 20 by Central Council of Indian Medicine, which regulates ayurveda education, stated ayurveda graduates with postgraduate education will be trained in 58 surgeries from modern medicine. “The notification should be withdrawn. Instead of mixing branches of medicine, the government should promote resear
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