Hyderabad: Indian Medical Association
(IMA) has opposed the demand of its West Bengal unit for
starting a diploma course in rural medicine.
Dharam Prakash, Secretary General of IMA, said
that the demand was opposed by the apex body of the doctors at
its two-day annual conference that began here today.
The meet took various administrative decisions besides
discussing welfare measures for the community at large. The
IMA is a representative, voluntary group of doctors of modern
scientific system of medicine, which looks after the interest
of doctors and the well being of the community at large.
A large number of doctors have come down to the city
for the meet from across the country despite the disturbance
in the wake of the Telangana crisis, he said.
The scientific session of the conference was
inaugurated by Supreme Court Judge Sudershan Reddy.
The conference's award ceremony, where doctors from
different specialities were presented with recognitions and
citations for their contributions, was inaugurated by D
Purundeswari, Union Minister of State for Human Resource
Development.
PTI
First Published: Monday, December 28, 2009, 23:46