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Budget 2023: From welfare fund for doctors to zero-rate GST, IMA's demand to govt

  IMA demands UHC with strong public sector investment in the Union Budget 2023-24   Indian Medical Association (IMA) advocates universal healthcare (UHC) with significant public sector investment and strategic purchases from the private sector by the government as the Union Budget 2023–24 draws near. The healthcare budget proposal from IMA includes a variety of elements and fund allotment for the sector.   Poverty eradication key to building a healthy nation:  A cornerstone in the road to a society and a nation′s wellness, according to the IMA, is the alleviation of poverty brought on by catastrophic healthcare costs. The IMA calls on the government of India to promote universal access to health, including adequate water, sanitation, nutrition, and primary education.   Tax-based health financing system vital to enhance UHC:  The IMA contends that every resident of the nation must have access to the primary, secondary, and tertiary health care services that are required by a tax-based

LIST OF CERTIFICATES, REPORTS, NOTIFICATIONS ETC. ISSUED BY DOCTORS ?

  Can doctors provide medical certificate? The certificate should only be issued in respect of an illness or injury observed by the doctor or reported by the patient, and deemed to be true by the doctor.   What was mentioned in the medical certificate? The medical certificate should have all of the following: name and address of the practitioner issuing the certificate. name of the patient. date the examination took place. Medical certificate granted by a qualified medical practitioner holding at least M.B.B.S. Degree and registered with Medical Council of India, shall only be valid. The date of issue of the medical certificate should be within one year from the date of application. How many days can a doctor give medical certificate? 15 days Normally, a certificate should be issued only for a maximum of 15 days. If further leave is needed, further certificates should be issued after that period of time. Who can issue a medical certificate? (1) Such a certificate shall be signed by a M

WHAT IS MODERN MEDICINE? WHO CAN & who shouldn't PRACTICE IT?

  1.Define the  Allopathic Medicine or Modern Scientific Medicine? It is a System of Medicine, which is described in the National Medical Commission Act 2019. Modern medicine has done much in the fields of infectious diseases and emergencies using drugs & surgery (ectomy /otomy/ trypsy/ plasty/ orrhaphy/implant) and EM radiation( X Rays /gamma rays/ US waves/ UV&IR waves ) with constantly evolving techniques and technologies to aid cure. In most other fields, it is mostly control that it aims for, which is another name for palliation. Pharmacology, psychopharmacology included, is mostly directed towards such control and palliation too.  Also called allopathic medicine, biomedicine, conventional medicine, orthodox medicine, and Western medicine.  Modern Medicine has extended our lifespan and we can now treat disease and illness with more ease. 2.How NMC ACT was promulgated? & what are its Objectives? Before 2019, Medical Council of India, established under the In