Ayush docs should be allowed to prescribe Allopathic medicine: Sreeramulu

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December 4, 2019

Bengaluru, Dec 4: The health department of Karnataka government is contemplating on granting permission to all Ayush doctors to prescribe allopathic medication for primary care.

Currently, only Ayush (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidda and Homeopathy) doctors working on government sector are allowed to prescribe allopathic medication for primary care only.

In a statement issued by the minister of health and family welfare B Sreeramulu, it has been said that permission could now be granted to private practitioners as well.

This proposal comes even while Allopathic doctors had expressed opposition to the idea of letting government Ayush doctors to prescribe English medicines when one such ideas was being worked on previously.

The minister has said that not only will this mean that access to medical care will be made available in all parts of the State where there are a fewer doctors but will also help weed out quacks from the field. "No leniency will be permitted in taking action against such fake doctors," the minister has said.

This comes after it was brought to the notice of the minister that in some parts of the state, the District Health Officers are taking action against Ayush doctors who have been prescribing allopathic medication. Sreeramulu has sought that the Officers take no such measure.

He has said that even as there is a Supreme Court ruling that doctors are allowed to prescribe medication only in the particular stream they study in, the state government has permitted Ayush doctors to prescribe allopathic medication as a solution to addressing the issue of shortage of doctors.

Blaming the Allopathic doctors, the government has said that the doctors with MBBS degrees refuse to practice in rural areas and also go to the court against Ayush practitioners.

He has said that along with their course of study in the Ayush degree classes, Ayush practitioners are also taught the basics of allopathic medicine, giving them an insight into prescribing medication.

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July 15,2020

Mangaluru, July 15: Moulana Iqbal Mulla Nadvi, an acclaimed Islamic scholar and Qadhi (Khazi) of Bhatkal, passed away at a private hospital in Mangaluru. 

The elderly scholar was critically for past few weeks. 

He had served as the president of Jamia Islamia Bhatkal for several years.

He was known among Islamic scholars of Karnataka for his boldness, sincerity and wisdom.

Last rites are expected to be held in Bhatkal.

More details are awatied. 

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March 15,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 15: The Karnataka government has intensified screening all international passengers at airports by classifying them into three risk categories.

Passengers, who are symptomatic on arrival fall under risk category 1, those aged above 60 and have Symptoms fall under category 2. Those who fall in both these categories are being quarantined at designated facilities for 14 days from arrival.

Asymptomatic passengers arriving from any of the COVID-19 affected countries will fall under category 3 and will be advised to be under strict home quarantine for 14 days, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said here on Sunday.

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March 15,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 15: The civic body in Bengaluru has said that gathering at marriage functions should not exceed 100 people in order to curb the spread of coronavirus.

A circular issued by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) dated March 15 said, "All marriage functions pre booked in marriage halls, hotels, Party places, etc. prior to the issue of circular dated March 13, shall be allowed to be conducted subject to the condition that the gathering in the function not exceeding 100 persons."

"The above relaxation is an exception in consideration of the difficulties in rescheduling and cancelling the Marriage event immediately," the circular said.

It said, "The Owners/Management of such locations where Marriages are to be solemnized due to pre booking shall maintain high standards of sanitation and hygiene by periodically cleaning by 10 per cent Sodium Hydrochlorite Solution or any other effective disinfectant the surfaces, floors and exposed areas likely to be touched by the attendants."

"Any person attending the function having any such symptoms like Cough, Cold, and Fever etc. shall be requested for immediately leaving the Programmes," it said.

The civic body further said in the circular, "No fresh bookings of any place for Marriage programme are permitted till further orders. Any bookings on future dates by any organizer, event manager, owner of such property or any other person will be at his own risk and action will be taken against the property or any other person for any kind of bookings before an Order allowing such bookings is issued by a Competent Authority."

"The restrictions imposed are in the absolute interest of Public Health for preventing the Community Spread and outbreak of the disease at mass scale. All other restrictions imposed by order dated March 13 shall stand the same," the Circular added.

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