Nearly 25,000 doctors affiliated to
AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy)
Federation of India’s Karnataka branch are planning to go on an
indefinite strike from today unless the government allows them to
prescribe some common allopathic drugs for emergency cases. A list of 20
common emergency allopathic drugs helpful in treating emergency cases
and vetted by high powered committee that includes eminent heart surgeon
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty has been sent to the government for approval.
Nearly
14 states including Maharashtra have already made these changes. “Our
single point charter of demand for agitation starting from July 20 is
for the government to make it legal for AYUSH fraternity to give
allopathic drugs,” he said.
Repeated representations to authorities
concerned had not elicited any favourable response so far,
he said,
adding that there is no equivalent medicine in Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani,
Sidda and Homeopathic (AYUSH) systems of medicine to treat emergency
cases such as high fever or wheezing.
source:http://health.india.com/news/after-maha-karnatakas-ayush-docs-go-on-strike-over-allopathic-drugs-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-19749
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