NEW DELHI: Doctors of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Association of Medical Consultants (AMC), Mumbai on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing disappointment over his remarks in London where he had highlighted malpractices of doctors and had also said doctors attend conferences abroad to promote pharmaceutical firms.
Expressing sadness, Dr Ravi Wankhedkar of IMA said, “We are all saddened by PM Modi’s remarks on Indian doctors, that also in a country(UK) where medical system is run by 70% Indians. Issues like medicine prices are in hands of government, not us. We humbly request PM to reconsider his remark.”
Another IMA doctor Vinod Sharma said, “Shameful statement by PM. In conferences, we get to know new procedures and medicines. Also, the conferences abroad are never sponsored by pharma firms.”
Dr Veena Pandit, a doctor from AMC, Mumbai said, “Yes some exist but to paint all doctors as unethical is really bad, that to on a public platform in a foreign country. Failure of successive Govts can’t be blamed on doctors.”
The Prime Minister was on a five-day visit to three European countries – Sweden, United Kingdom, and Germany – starting April 16. He had arrived in the UK on Tuesday night from Sweden on a four-day visit.
During his interventions at the executive session of the CHOGM in London, PM Modi had announced that India will double its contribution to the Commonwealth fund for technical cooperation and vowed to provide tailor-made developmental assistance to small island states.
Besides attending the CHOGM, he held bilateral talks with his British counterpart Theresa May.
He also held discussions with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, Seychelles President Danny Faure and nearly a dozen other leaders on the sidelines of the multilateral CHOGM.
(With inputs from agencies)
Source: Zee News