February 2021

Dear Members,

India being a democratic country and when parliament in its wisdom has created various systems of medicine as
unique fields as per the constitutions and its scheduled degrees can a visa to practice one system can be given by
the authority of another system? AYUSH Ministry and the CCIM have jurisdictions for practice AYUSH Medicine, how they are privileged to give direction or amendment to one to practice another domain? Is the CCIM is above the
wisdom and authority of parliament ?

Indian healthcare & Indian doctors have earned the peak positions in the world healthcare scenario. IMA is
against Mixopathy. Though there are many systems of medicine, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani etc., the modern
medicine has evolved as a system of medicine adopted system of medicine used by almost 96% of Indian
population based on sustained research & constant upgradation. We welcome & propose that all our traditional
systems should strive hard & make themselves more people centered & evidence based. Now there is shift in the
government policy; instead of promoting the systems, a new method of Mixopathy, in which systems which are
mutually unrelated in principles & mode of operandi are integrated together as a one system. IMA acknowledge
Indian population may need different systems of medicine for different conditions of diseases. However, we oppose
strongly the proposal to make single doctor practicing all systems together. IMA has launched the freedom struggle
of modern medicine from the forces of Mixopathy. IMA appeals to the Government to consider the sensitivity of the
medical fraternity and take appropriate steps & also to ensure purity of various system of medicine, enhance
research to unearth the depth of traditional Ayurveda system and develop surgical principles and procedures akin
to Avurveda, empower teaching milieu and manpower in Ayurveda before making halfhearted attempt to produce
partially trained Mixopathy surgeons and play on the health of our country.

IMA is constrained today to intensify the agitation as the steps towards implementing Mixopathy are not being
taken back. Indian Medical Association has given immediate directives to all members across the country to start
‘SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT’. Under this National movement, IMA has launched massive awareness
drive across the country as this is the clear threat to safety of healthcare of people.  Pan India Relay Hunger
Strike – IMA members & modern medicine doctors across the country has done relay hunger strike from February
1, 2021 to February 14, 2021. Under this call, various local branches of IMA GSB has organised IMA Relay Hunger
Strike and Protest during this period. From 1 to 3 February, Ahmedabad ; 4 February, Kalol;,.5-6 February, Surat; 7
February Himatnagar and Mehsana; 8-9 February, Vadodara; 10 February, Rajkot; 11-12 February, Jamnagar; &
13-14 February, Bhavnagar has organised successfully. About 20 IMA members from State has participated in
Hunger Strike at IMA HQ, New Delhi on 13-14 February

The global voice of modern medicine shall echo the feelings of Indian Medical Association and its all members.
Medical Students’ Network (MSN), Junior Doctors’ Network (JDN), IMA Womens’ Wing, IMA Hospital Board,
In-service Doctors, Medical Colleges has participated & constructed this massive National Movement. IMA will fight
this war for safeguarding healthcare of our country. Now it is peoples’ war to save quality & safety of our healthcare
IMA begins its ‘SAVE HEALTHCARE INDIA MOVEMENT’.
Long Live IMA, Jai IMA

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