Letter from IMA H.Q.-Regarding guidelines for National IMA protest day-16th.november.

Dear Leaders

On the basis of feedbacks received from across the country, the final program for our November 16  -National Protest day & Satyagraha will be as follows;

1.    1.Emergency services in hospitals will be maintained and emergency care will not be affected

2.    2.The idea of conducting medical camps or road side clinic is abandoned

3.   3. There can be relaxation of timing of press conference depending upon the availability of Journalists in local branch areas

4.   4. Wherever possible Doctors can congregate and go in a procession to the Satyagraha venue and then hand over representation to the local authority

5.   5. The material that has been circulated may be translated to local language and given to people’s representatives right from ward member level to chief minister

6.    6.The representation should be given to all MPs in-person before Nov 16

7.    7.All local branches to share the details of online petition signing to all their members through whattsapp or email and ensure that all members sign within next one week. The details are as follows:

Kindly type the website address as: http://emedinexus.com/16novimasatyagraha/

Enter the details requested and you will be signing the petition online

In case of technical issues, please send us the details requested in the above web address onadmin@emedinexus.com and we will fill the form for you.

8.    8.Every state branch should convene an emergency meeting of a state working committee or state council or executive committees and discuss the strategies to ensure max participation

9.    9.All the slogans and banners should convey people oriented messages like

a.    Allow doctors to treat patients irrespective of patients’ income-

           If compensation is not capped, we can't do this

b.    Writing prescription drugs by anyone other than with an MBBS degree is injurious to peoples’ health.

c.    Please allow Doctors to treat poor and rich equally.

d.    More patients will die if doctors are not provided protection during duty hours.

e.    Death does not mean negligence.

f.      Save single clinic and small establishments-

Exclude them from Clinical Establishment Act

1010.Printed banners should be displayed in prominent places regarding Nov 16Satyagraha well in advance.Use people oriented slogans in the banners

Yours truly,

Dr A Marthanda Pillai                            Dr KK Aggarwal

National President                                 Honorary Secretary General