IMA to oppose action against Dr Haris
"Such retaliatory measures will undermine the morale of all healthcare workers who selflessly serve the public. Dr Chirackal made the disclosures with good intentions and even the health minister previously acknowledged that the real issue was 'system failure' within health department," said IMA leaders in a press statement issued on Sunday.
"Despite this, taking punitive action against a public-spirited doctor like Chirackal, without addressing the 'system failures' within the department, can only be seen as a declaration of war against the millions of poor patients who rely on medical colleges as their last resort for treatment.
People must rally against such bureaucratic arrogance," said Dr R Sreejith, president, IMA Thiruvananthapuram.
IMA has urged the immediate implementation of measures to study and resolve the challenges faced by govt medical colleges in the state and to appoint a special expert committee for this purpose.
IMA also announced that it would organise an 'open forum' on August 5 at 2pm at IMA Hall to discuss the severe crisis faced by govt medical colleges and to gather opinions from the public and health experts on the matter.
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The health minister Veena George had earlier said that the oscilloscope in the urology department was missing and that the equipment was deliberately damaged, according to an investigation report.
The director of medical education ordered a probe into the missing equipment based on the report submitted by an expert committee, which looked into the allegations levelled by Dr Chirackal on the shortage of several surgical equipment in the department.
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