Say no to diploma-holding doctors in WB

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Govt plans to bring back diploma docs for villages - Kolkata ... Times of India, November 25 2009

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Govt-plans-to-bring-back-diploma-docs-for-villages/articleshow/5265887.cms

Docs, Cong slam Bill on 3-yr medical diploma course Indian Express, Friday, Dec 04, 2009

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/docs-cong-slam-bill-on-3yr-medical-diploma-course/549836/0

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/docs-cong-slam-bill-on-3yr-medical-diploma-course/549836/

Desperate to address manpower crunch in the rural healthcare system, the West Bengal state government has apparently decided to resurrect the 'barefoot doctors' of the early '80s in a new avatar through the West Bengal Rural Health Regulatory Authority Bill 2009.

The West Bengal government's move to table a Bill to allow for a three-year medical diploma course in Bengal in the winter session of the state Assembly has failed to find favour with doctors who say it must not be an alternative to a four-year-MBBS degree.

Once the regulatory authority is set up, it will pave the way for institutes that will train and issue diplomas to rural health practitioners.

During the '80s experiment, the diploma-holding 'doctors' had faced stiff opposition from the medical community. The latest bill, which will be introduced in the Assembly this Winter Session, is also likely to kick up a ruckus. Congress and Trinamool are ready to oppose it. As in the '80s, the medical community is again prepared to take on the government.

Eligible to practice in rural areas, rural health practitioners will treat patients and prescribe medicines according to a standard treatment guideline to be handed to them. They will also carry out minor surgeries and issue illness and death certificates.

Doctors have raised their voices against the move. The Medical Council of India doesn't recognise the diploma, neither does the West Bengal Medical Council. The state health department has cited the instance of Assam, where similar legislation was enacted in 2004.

Recently, some IMA members met Trinamool MLA Aroop Biswas, a member of the Assembly's standing committee on health, and stated their objections. Objections have been raised on the usage of the term rural health practitioner and also granting them permission to issue death certificates.

The Bill discriminates between urban and rural areas. Why should there be two sets of doctors for urban and rural areas?

The proposed diploma course was "unscientific and detrimental".

Since this diploma will not be recognised by the Medical Council of India, they cannot write 'doctors' before their names and will not be allowed to hand out death certificates.

How can the state government send people without MBBS degrees to villages to treat locals?

This course will be illegal as it will not even have the recognition by the Medical Council of India (MCI).

How can a person treat a patient without even the recognition from the MCI?

There are enough village quacks...why does the state government want to increase their ranks?

The Central government is already planning to address the issue of inadequate doctors in the rural sector.

The central government is planning to introduce a Bill in the coming session of Parliament which will make it mandatory for all the MBBS pass-outs to serve in villages before they take up post-graduation.

This petition's been addressed to the Union MOHFW / Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Honble Guv/Governor of West Bengal / WB, Honble Chief Minister / CM of West Bengal / WB, Medical Council of India / MCI, West Bengal Medical Council / WBMC & Indian Medical Association / IMA.

44 Signatures

  • Syed Tanveeruddin
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • It must not be an alternative to a four-year-MBBS degree. Once the regulatory authority is set up, it will pave the way for institutes that will train and issue diplomas to rural health practitioners. During the '80s experiment, the diploma-holding 'doctors' had faced stiff opposition from the medical community. As in the '80s, the medical community is again prepared to take on the government. Eligible to practice in rural areas, rural health practitioners will treat patients and prescribe medicines according to a standard treatment guideline to be handed to them. They will also carry out minor surgeries and issue illness and death certificates. Doctors have raised their voices against the move. The Medical Council of India doesn't recognise the diploma, neither does the West Bengal Medical Council. Objections have been raised on the usage of the term rural health practitioner and also granting them permission to issue death certificates. The Bill discriminates between urban and rural areas.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Why should there be two sets of doctors for urban and rural areas? The proposed diploma course was "unscientific and detrimental". Since this diploma will not be recognised by the Medical Council of India, they cannot write 'doctors' before their names and will not be allowed to hand out death certificates. How can the state government send people without MBBS degrees to villages to treat locals? This course will be illegal as it will not even have the recognition by the Medical Council of India (MCI). How can a person treat a patient without even the recognition from the MCI? There are enough village quacks...why does the state government want to increase their ranks? The Central government is already planning to address the issue of inadequate doctors in the rural sector. The central government is planning to introduce a Bill in the coming session of Parliament which will make it mandatory for all the MBBS pass-outs to serve in villages before they take up post-graduation.
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    • India, Karnataka, Mysore, Siddharthanagar, Karanji and Siddharthanagar Tax Payers' Association or KSTPA
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    • <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-to-diploma-holding-doctors-in-WB" target="_new">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-to-diploma-holding-doctors-in-WB</a>
  • Shilpa Basu Roy
  • neerja tiwari
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • education cannot and mustnot be diluted!
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • no differentiation between urban and rural areas, use nurses if u must!
  • Dr. AYAN JHA
  • Tierney Grinavic
  • Barbara Kantola
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    • Niles, MI U.S.A.
  • catherine turley
  • Ann Cawley
  • Cynthia Davis
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    • Pulaski,VA 24301
  • dr srinivas r deshpande
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Save Medical education in India,People should decide if quacks are good for the societal health.Quacks are teaching medical subjects like MICROBIOLOGY ,PHARMACOLOGY ,PHYSIOLOGY ,ANATOMY AND BIOCHEMISTRY.MCI NEEDS TO BE VIGILANT
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    • all india md/ms/dnb doctors association,65-1,nellipadavu,ujire,karnataka
  • Jeevan K Shetty
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Not a good idea. Make compulsory 2 years rural service for exicisting MBBS doctors before PG and awarding MBBS degree
  • sumathy nagendra
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    • В
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    • В
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    • В
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    • В
  • Satbir Singh Bedi
  • Shadi Katyal
  • Naubat Rai
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Do you want to return to Stone Age?
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Do you want to create obstacles in Advancements?
  • ketan
  • SMITA LELE
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • MUMBAI INDIA
  • Mukesh Yadav
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Similar move by Mr.Ajit Jogi in M.P. few years ago, but flop show
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Stop playing with the health of people of India
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • India, Quality of Medical Education in India
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    • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qualityofmedicaleducation/
  • Dr. K. Kishore Kumar
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • A criminal move to reduce India to the level of Eastern bloc countries. Instead of being proud of our achievements in the last sixty years, some having Godfathers in China & Russia are out to achieve their ulterior motives. We mus have more and more AIIMSs, IIMs, IITs, etc. and produce professionals for the whole world.
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • India, Kerala, Alappuzha, Kayamkulam
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    • www.qpmpa.org
  • dr. sanjay somane
  • yudhyavir
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • a bad move by the west bengal government.
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • ranchi,jharkhand
  • kumaresan kannan
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • villagers health is as important as people in cities.If death occurs with treatment by these sdo called drs who is to take the responsibilities.no the solution
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • chennai india
  • dr.dinesh
  • dr.dinesh
  • Dr. Anuradha Katti
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • There can not be shortcuts & alternatives to qualification, education & knowledge be it any field
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    • India, Goa, Vasco-da-gama
  • vishnubhai patel.M.B..B..S. f.a.c.s.
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Lousy Idea;unfit foranyone.scutle it
  • Dr.SUREKHA DHURANDHAR
  • vidhu
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • I do not support this petition. But it is important to know that almost all christians, muslims, sikhs & jews are murderers. And almost all the other murderers are christians, but are in the disguise of non-christians, like maoists, naxals, ltte, ISKCON, british & other westerners.
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  • Dave Makkar
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    • Non Degree Holders will become an illegal Racket to hurt the public in the long run. As usual idiot Politicians have nothing to lose.
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    • 568 Ashwood Rd, Springfield, NJ 07081 USA
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  • dr bharat gala
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • MUMBAI INDIA
  • RonaK P Shah
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Who will keep a check that those doctors don`t migrate to cities
    • Non-abusive Comments2 1023 characters
    • Govt / MCI `s anti quackery law is only in books they have never taken steps to stop quackery
  • Pinky Ronak shah
  • Kunal Mehta
  • Neharika K Mehta
  • Zoso
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    • Glane
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  • drjyotipatnaik
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • most unfortunate to have half baked doctors when actually govt should be up grading the knowledge of existing senior doctors
  • Anaconda
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  • Faheen
  • A Sarkar
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • Give the docs who want to serve the people a chance. Start recruitments for PHCs. Good for nothing people.
    • Country, State, City/Town, Locality/Area, Association/NGO
    • Kolkata, India
  • sanghi
  • wadhwa
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • I support this petition. But it is also important to know that ISKCON is a christian terrorist organization in the disguise of an Hindu religious organization. ISKCON's plan is to murder millions of Hindus. All christians are murderers.
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  • gzani
    • Non-abusive Comments1 1023 characters
    • I support this petition. But almost all christian priests & muslims are terrorists. Sonia gandhi, rahul gandhi & maneka gandhi are starving many Hindus to death.
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