Ayurveda Vs Allopathy: Government Order Sparks Debate
After farmers, now doctors have given a nationwide call for a strike on December 11, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. They are opposing the government's move to allow future ayurvedic postgraduate students to carry out 58 surgeries independently. The Indian Medical Association has said this will legitimise "mixopathy" of medical education and practice. Will this move ensure wider healthcare access to people in a country where doctor to patient ratio is way below what the World Health Organisation recommends, or will this move cause India's fall from grace as a global leader in the medical field?
