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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Radiologists protest against recent Health Ministry order

Radiologists protest against recent Health Ministry order

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published Published on Jul 20, 2012   modified Modified on Jul 20, 2012
-The Hindu

The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) has called the recent order of the Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry restricting radiologists/sonologists from visiting more than two clinics within a district to perform ultrasound tests and making it mandatory to specify their consulting hours at each clinic as “unconstitutional, undemocratic and ill-thought”.

At a Press conference here on Thursday, IRIA president Harsh Mahajan said: “This latest order will create a shortage of radiologists, ultimately hurting patient welfare and leading to higher prices for ultrasound tests, although the directive is actually meant to curb pregnancy ultrasound.”

“The first to be hit will be charitable clinics and patients in critical need of ultrasound, since this move will create an artificial shortage,” he added.

The release issued by the Association also noted that “after a gap of 18 years the Government is now pushing through a six-month certificate training course in OB/GYN ultrasound for MBBS doctors because India faces a shortage of sonologists. The new notification will inexplicably go against its own stand by creating a sudden shortage of sonologists.’’

The group is also protesting against the hike in registration rates for ultrasound centres. “An IRIA team met the Government and discussed the various ways in which we could help in identifying the real culprits behind female foeticide. In the interim, we appeal to the Government to withdraw this illogical law.”

Stating that the Government was only trying to bring in measures to regulate rampant female foeticide, NGO Centre for Advocacy Research’s Akhila Sivadas said: “The Government is actually providing a legal framework which prevents the use of a particular technology to kill the unborn girl children. This, we hope, will bring in stringent regulations. In case there are loopholes in the rules and regulation, they can always be reworked to ensure that laws serve the purpose without hampering anyone’s right to livelihood.”

Can't visit more than two clinics in a district

Have to specify consulting hours at each clinic

The Hindu, 20 July, 2012, http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article3660007.ece


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