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Golden Jubilee Celebration

   BANGALORE.APRIL.11: Around 250 homoeopathic doctors and students participated in the homoeopathy day rally, that began from the Mahatma Gandhi statue and concluded at the High Court, on Friday. The rally was organised by the Karnataka state branch of the Homeopathic Medical Association of India, to commemorate the 254th birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, founder of homoeopathy. Mahesh Joshi, senior director of Doordarshan Kendra, flagged off the rally.

   “The objective of the rally is to create awareness about the therapeutic benefits of homoeopathy, so that people can avail the benefits,” said Dr. A.B. Jayanth, general secretary of the Homoeopathy Medical Association of India.
Dr. B.T. Rudresh, governing council member of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Dr. Veerabramhachary, president of the Karnataka Board of Homoeopathy System of Medicine and
Dr. M.R. Srivatsan, executive member of the Central Council of Homoeopathy, were the other participants in the rally.


Celebration at Madurai
 

 

   MADURAI. April.11: The Similia Health Academy celebrated 254th birth Anniversary Celebrations at Thiruparnkundram. Dr.P.Hahnemann, Member CCH garlanded the Hahnemann's Statue. The president of the academy
Dr. S. Chidambaranathan and the secretary Dr.S.Rajaram and other also participated.


 
Dr.Koppikar's foundation honoured University toppers

 

    CHENNAI.APRIL.12: Dr.Koppikar Foundation for Homoeopathy hosted a seminar to commemorate the birth anniversary celebration of Dr.Hahnemann and also remember Dr.S.P.Koppikar at Smt.Sivagami Pethachi auditorium, Chennai. Mr.R.R.Bagri, the Chief Guest of the occasion inaugurated the function. Dr.S.Radhakrishnan, former principal, Government Homoeopathy Medical College, Tirumangalam, presided over and spoke about Hahnemann. Dr.S.Mohammed Aleem spoke on Dr.S.P.Koppikar. Mr.Nagesh Heble welcomed the gathering.

    The Dr.M.G.R.Medical University topper Dr.Aruna Jovin Benitha, Hahnemann Homoeopathy Medical College received Rs.10, 000 and citation from the Chief Guest. The second topper Dr. B.Andrew Leo, Sairam Homoeopathy Medical College was honoured with Rs 7,000 and citation. The deliberations were on Dr.Hahnemann and Dr. Koppikars life and contributions to homoeopathy, on clinical evidence and reflections in day to day practice.

    The public awareness program was shared with the speakers Dr.Ashok anand, Dr.P.V.Vekatraman and Dr.R.Gnanasambandam. Dr.P.D.Venkatakrishnan chaired this session. The Scientific Session was chaired by Dr.K.M.H.Akbarsha and the speakers were Dr.A.Thamaraiselvan and Dr.G.Suresh. Dr.A.Balaji anchored the program and Mr.Subhash Koppikar proposed vote of thanks .
 

 
DTAB Meeting held
 
   NEW DELHI.APRIL.9: Drug Technical advisory Board (DTAB) sub-committee meeting held at Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy. Prof.C.Nayak chaired the meeting.

   The Member Secretary of the Committee Dr.S.N.Sahu, deputy advisor, Department of AYUSH, Dr.B.N.Singh, Director, Directorate of Homoeopathy, Uttar Pradesh, Dr.Lohar, Director, Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory, Dr.P.N. Verma representing Schwabe, Dr.Prasanchandran Managing Director, Kerala state Homoeopathic Pharmacy, Dr.R.Gnanasambandam, President, Tamil Nadu Homoeopathy Medical Council participated the meeting.

 
Birth Anniversary Celebrated

      BHOPAL.April.10: Homoeopathic Anusandhan Evam Vikas Sansthan “HAEVS” organized a program on the occasion of Dr.Hahnemann birthday at kamla Bhavan, Shri M.R.Pandey,Sessions Judge inaugurated the program, Shri Manish Goatum ,Deputy Director presided over the function Dr .Akashvani also participated and presided over the function.

Best Member award to Mr.Rajkumar dhakad and young talent award to Miss.Nidhi Thakur and an appreciation trophy to Dr.Sanjeev shrivastava were honoured on this occasion Dr.Lalit Jain president and Dr.P.S.Shrivastava, General secretary expressed vote of thanks.

 

 
Celebration at Jabalpur
 

    Jabalpur April 5: HMAI of Jabalpur branch celeberated Dr Hahnemann’s birthday at hotel prestige princess. Dr.Aadil chimthanawala, Dr.Dhamesh,Vice Principal , Mahathma Gandhi Homoeopathy medical college Dr.J.S.Khanna ,Former CCH Member participated the scientific program..Dr.Praveen malhotra, Dr.Alkesh khatri, Dr.Rajkumar jain.organised this program. Dr.Shukla abchored the event and Dr.Anand chaturvedi proposed vote of thanks.
-Dr.Alkesh khatri

   
   


 
GONDIA HMC celebrates
 

    GONDIA.APRIL.10. 254th birthday Celebration of Dr.Hahnemann was celebrated at Gondia Homoeopathic Medical College. Dr Radheshyam Agrawal principal presided over and garland Hahnemann’s portrait. Dr Agrawal lighted the lamp Prof. Dr.S.S.Kochhar, was the speaker of the scientific session. Dr Rathod, Dr. Parmar,
Dr. Warjukar and Dr. Soni also participated the occasion. The Students Miss Sangita Verma, Ankita Sharma, Priya Wadhwani, Neha Udasi and Nitin Patil, Rahul Bhandgar, Sumit Sagar, and Rajnish Yenurkar spoke on Dr.Hahnemann’s contributions.
   

Punjab IIHP reconstituted
 

    The Punjab Indian institute of Homoeopathic Physicians (IIHP) has been reconstituted for the year 2009-2011. Dr.Sayed Tanvir Hussain is the president, Dr.Abdul Hamid is the secretary and Dr.Harwinder Singh is finance secretary for this period. The vice presidents are Dr.Kultar Sandhu, Dr. Neelam A.Singh, Dr.Mohan Singh, Dr.Vir Berry and Joint secretaries are Dr.Anupam, Dr.Manjot Singh Kang, Dr.Amandeep Tallewal, Dr.Inderpal Kaur. Dr.S.S.Vithal, Dr. R.Kochhar, Dr.P.S.Bhullar were declared as advisors to the body.   

Collector Inaugurated Free Medical Camp
 

    Thiruvannamalai District Collector inaugurated a free medical camp at Government girls High School, organized by “The Doctors forum” on 5th April 2009. Dr. M.Senthil organized this camp. Dr.R.C.Loganathan, Dr.Manimegalai, Dr.Santhosh Babu, Dr.Brinda, Dr.Abirami, Dr.Usha, Dr.Tamil Ezhil and Dr.Sathyamoorthy treated 250 patients.    

New life receives award
 

    New Life Laboratories Pvt. Ltd has received an award for recognition for Excellance award from Shri Kailash Vijayavinaga Ji, Minister for Commerce and Industry. Dr.M.Zakariva is receiving the award.   

Doctors registered in one state cannot practice in another
 

    MUMBAI.APRIL.11: A medical practitioner registered in one state can’t practise in another state unless his or her name finds place in the central register, the Supreme Court has held. The court has also noted that an unregistered medical practitioner and one without a recognised degree or qualification cannot place the prefix “Dr” before his/her name or claim to be a doctor. The two observations form the crux of a recent apex court ruling upholding a 2007 Bombay high court judgment.

  
The matter had reached the SC after a bench headed by Justice B.H.Marlapalle banned ayurvedic and unani practitioners registered under the Bihar Development of Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of Medicine Act from practising in rural Maharashtra. The HC held that they had no recognised degree or qualification. It also banned those with a degree or diploma in electropathy or homoeo-electrotherapy to portray themselves as doctors or use the “Dr” prefix.

  
The SC ruling means that not everyone practising medicine can claim to be a doctor or use the “Dr” prefix. The judgment also makes it clear that unless a medical practitioner in Indian medicine is registered in the central register under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, she/he cannot practise in the country. The SC dismissed the claim of a number of practitioners of ayurveda and unani that once they were registered in a particular state, they had the right to practise anywhere in the country. The apex court held that the restriction placed by law was a “reasonable restriction’’ and such practitioners could not claim that their fundamental right under Article 19(g) to practise their profession was being violated. “Reasonable restriction can always be put on the exercise of right under Article 19(g),’’ the court said.

  
The SC also held that “what constitutes proper education and requisite expertise for a practitioner in Indian medicine must be left to the proper authority having requisite knowledge in the subject’’. Many of those affected were ayurveda practitioners who possessed sufficient knowledge and skill but held no formal degree, diploma or certificate from a recognised institution.
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