October 2015

Dear Colleagues
For the first time in the history of Indian Medical Association, a joint meeting of IMA HQ Office Bearers and State & Local branch Presidents and Hon. Secretaries had been organized on 10th& 11th October 2015. It was a different experience for all who have attended because it was a meeting with a lectures on Spiritual topics, leadership qualities an a different problems of medical profession & how to deal with it. The meeting ended with micro planning of IMA satyagrah. Yes no strike & no closure of clinics & hospitals. IMA has decided to do “SATYAGRAH”. “IMA Satyagrah for Healthy India”. All over India, Indian Medical Association has decided to do IMA Satyagrah on 16th November 2015. On that day we will try to draw the attention of society to the various issues concern to medical profession & society at large. We request each local branch to do SATYAGRAH on that day as per the guidelines given by IMA. IMA Gujarat has committed that more than 5000 doctors will participate on that day in Gujarat. We are sure you will participate in a large number.
IMA Vadodara branch members are busy with organizing the GIMACON 2015 on 28th& 29th November 2015. We earnestly appeal to all IMA GSB members and particularly to all branch Presidents, Secretaries and Central & State Council members to register for the same if they have not yet registered. Please go through the Scientific Programme of the Conference.
We are eager to welcome and see you all in the conference. The security of Medical Professionals providing healthcare to the public has become a major issue. The incidences of vandalism are increasing. Media and Public unnecessarily blame the doctors.

Every death is not due to negligence.One should understand that the disease process takes its own course. Our State has Prevention of violence and damage to property bill for hospital and medical professionals protection. However Police Department is not much aware of it. We request each & every medical establishment should keep a copy of it. In this regard we much congratulate IMA Surat branch who demanded that the FIR should be registered against persons involved in violence against doctors and hospitals under this Act and succeded. We appeal to the medical profession to constantly improve their communication skills and avoid situations leading to violence.
Another issue which is utmost important is concerning the health insurance. There are inherent problems and no clear-cut policy and directives of insurance companies and TPAs. This requires all urgent attention and should be amicably settled so that all the state holders are satisfied.
Medicos are often falsely blamed by the government agencies and also by media for not going to villages but on the contrary the medicos are always eager to provide the healthcare facility to each and every citizen whether
in rural area or urban area. The lack of infrastructure in rural area sometimes frustrates the young medicos working in the rural areas when they are not able to do justice while treating the patients. The project Aao
Gaon Chalen is so popular and moving ahead, now we are trying to form a new wing of IMA –
“IMA Aao Gaon Chalen Wing”.

In the last State Working Committee, we have already formed “IMA Young Doctors Wing” & will be established and start working with permission of IMA GSB State Council to be held on 28th November 2015. The Young Doctors Wing is planning a State Convention of young medicos in the month of January.
IMA should not be seen as a simple association but it is like an intellective protective body for the identity and rights of the profession and the individuals. We applaud the role of medical specialty organizations and the Academic Wings of IMA in their yeoman service in updating the medical professionals through CME and workshops. We appeal to all
specialist organizations whose members are also members of IMA that we should use the IMA platform to raise their problems and issues concerning individual identify / rights / dignity of the profession and professionals. We should work with unity and cohesiveness for strong networking. Our endeavor is to take along the whole medical fraternity. Unity, hard work and providence will take us to our destiny.
We end here with a quote from Jim Rohn Listen to your inner genius. Those who do, often end up changing
the world. “If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you fill find an
excuse”.
To gather we will achieve.