04-08-2025
Set up expert panel to probe issues faced by govt. medical colleges: IMA
The Indian Medical Association has demanded that the government engage a special experts' committee on an emergency basis to study the issues and challenges faced by Government Medical Colleges in the State
In a statement here, the IMA said that it will resist any move by the Health department to persecute Haris Chirackal, the Head of Urology at Government Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, who had gone public with his grievances about the inadequacies in his department, which was affecting patient care and health care service delivery
Any government action against Dr. Chirackal would be demoralising to hundreds of healthcare workers who are selflessly serving the people. The Health Minister herself had admitted earlier that she had no doubts about the sincerity of in him revealing the deficiencies in his department and that it was systemic issues which were affecting the service delivery at Medical College, IMA pointed out.
The Health department's attempt to put a sincere and hardworking person like Dr. Chirackal in the dock instead of attending to the systemic issues in the department was a challenge to the thousands of poor depending on Government Medical Colleges for their medical care.
IMA is organising an open forum here on Tuesday to discuss the issues faced by the Government Medical Colleges and to gather the opinion of the public and health experts on the topic.
