IMA has opposed Andhra government’s move to allow Ayurvedic doctors to perform surgeries

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The Andhra Pradesh government has recently allowed qualified post-graduate Ayurvedic doctors to perform surgical procedures independently in the state. The move has triggered sharp opposition from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), which has raised serious patient safety concerns.

In response to the order, Dr Dilip P Bhanushali, Chairman of there isSaid that the association has been opposing this ‘mixopathy’ for the last decade. He said that, while the society respects Ayurveda and Homeopathy, they have their own science.

“We want Ayurveda to be promoted in its original and pure form,” Dr Bhanushali told ANI. He said that this would create complications for the patients and would be a big mistake. He described the new notification as ‘really disturbing’ and said the IMA would file a memorandum and raise its concerns.

When asked about the next action, he said that there is Letters have been written to the Health Minister and the Prime Minister, but no response has been received from the government.

He also said that this is one of the priority agenda items for the 100th All India Medical Conference, which will be held in Ahmedabad on December 27 and 28.

Speaking to ANI, when asked about the Indian Medical Students Association in Bangladesh seeking support as a medical group and appealing to the Prime Minister, Bhanushali said, “In fact, we are also going to write to the government that if they want to evacuate from there, whatever help is required, they should be brought back to India. This is the stand of the IMA.”

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Announcing the proposal, Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Tuesday said the approval aims to integrate traditional Indian medicine with contemporary health care technologies.

According to an official press release, “Yadav approved to conduct the operations independently by postgraduate Ayurvedic doctors who are appropriately trained in the surgery.”

The policy allows Ayurvedic practitioners with postgraduate degrees in surgical fields to perform specialized procedures as per the Indian Medicine Central Council Regulations, 2020 and National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCISM) guidelines.

With this, Ayurvedic doctors will be able to perform 58 different surgical procedures, including 39 under Shalya Tantra (general surgery) and 19 under Shalakya Tantra (ENT and Ophthalmology).

Infectious condition surgery, removal of accident-damaged tissues, wound management and suturing, piles and anal fissure treatment, cyst and tumor excision, cataract procedures, removal of growths, musculoskeletal surgery and skin grafting are among the surgeries performed.

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