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Medical Council of India under Parliament Scrutiny

Vol. 51, Issue No. 14, 02 Apr, 2016
Sanjay Nagral

A parliamentary committee has closely studied the failings of the Medical Council of India and has made far-reaching recommendations which, if implemented, may well transform healthcare delivery in India. The underlying disease, however, is not the failures of the MCI but the complete commercialisation of medical education and of healthcare in the era of market triumphalism. Can we join the dots and demand a more systemic change?

Corruption in Indian Medicine

Vol. 49, Issue No. 29, 19 Jul, 2014
Sanjay Nagral

Corruption in Indian medicine is back on the front pages. One would think that there has been an abrupt spurt in corrupt practices or a major scandal. Nothing of that sort has happened. However, there have been some interesting developments for the focus to shift back to what is really a very old affliction. This is an update on recent happenings as the entrepreneurial spirit of the new India plays out in healthcare.

Mumbai in the Time of Sachin Tendulkar

Vol. 48, Issue No. 45-46, 16 Nov, 2013
Sanjay Nagral

In the two decades that Sachin has been scaling new peaks, the game has become an adjunct of the entertainment industry and Mumbai, his home, a very different city.

The Cost of Drugs

Vol. 48, Issue No. 17, 27 Apr, 2013
Sanjay Nagral

While the Supreme Court decision in the recent Novartis case has cleared the way for production of generic drugs in India, doctors have to prescribe cheaper alternatives to costly brands if patients with limited means are to benefit. What is being hailed as a victory in the struggle for affordable medicines in the country will actually be one only when there is a pro-patient slant to the prescription process.

Doctors in Entrepreneurial Gowns

Vol. 47, Issue No. 36, 08 Sep, 2012
Sanjay Nagral

The Indian Medical Association has morphed into a body representing the trade and commerce of medicine rather than the practice of medicine as a whole. Given the increasingly commercial and corporatised nature of healthcare, organisations like the IMA should provide leadership and a sense of direction to the individual medical professional overwhelmed by change. They should protect the individual rights of doctors working in an increasingly cut-throat private sector which uses professionals as pawns in a game.

Teaching Surgery

Vol. 40, Issue No. 18, 30 Apr, 2005
Sanjay Nagral

Surgery for long has been a male-dominated profession. In recent years, there have been a growing number of women taking up surgery. Despite such a notable shift, the bias towards the male continues to be reflected in textbooks on surgery. The two textbooks reviewed in this article appear to perpetuate not only prevalent gender notions but reveal a marked insensitivity as to how women patients should be treated.

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