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Maharashtra doctors end strike after court order over homeopathy rules
Resident doctors in Maharashtra called off their indefinite strike after the Bombay High Court directed them to return to work immediately. About 12,000 doctors had joined the protest, disrupting outpatient departments, elective…
The Story in Brief
Resident doctors in Maharashtra called off their indefinite strike after the Bombay High Court directed them to return to work immediately. About 12,000 doctors had joined the protest, disrupting outpatient departments, elective surgeries, laboratories and some non-critical emergency services. The agitation opposed the state’s decision to register eligible BHMS practitioners with the Maharashtra Medical Council after a bridge course in modern pharmacology.
The Times Now reports that the Indian Medical Association has threatened a nationwide strike and called the state’s August 3 Government Resolution illegal. The IMA says the course lacks approval from key medical regulators and that dual registration could risk patient safety. Homeopathy representatives argue the course permits prescriptions only for specified medicines and could improve healthcare access in underserved areas. The policy remains under Bombay High Court review.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims on both sides deserve caution. Calling the move a simple shortcut to replace MBBS doctors ignores its limits, while presenting a short course as equivalent to full medical training is equally misleading. The real test is clear regulation: which medicines can be prescribed, what supervision applies, and how patients are informed. The court’s ruling and the safety record of registered practitioners should decide this dispute, not professional rivalries or promises about rural access.
Sources (2): livemint.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
