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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Oct 14: The Manipur Medical Council (MMC) today held a meeting deliberated on the emergence of quacks and practising allopathy by these quacks.
Speaking to media persons after the meeting held at MMC conference hall, Lamphelpat, MMC registrar Dr Gopal Sanasam said that MMC Ethics Committee held a meeting today on the many complications which arose from practising allopathy by quacks.
He said that MMC cannot act directly against quacks as they are not registered with the MMC.
The Health Department and the State Government are the competent authorities which can against these quacks.
As such, the meeting held today mainly deliberated on the MMC’s activities, Dr Gopal said.
MMC president and retired RIMS Director Dr L Ranjit appealed to all untrained and unskilled Maibas/quacks to stop practising allopathy.
He said that all the doctors are trained for at least 5.5 years to 12 years in different fields of medicine.
After completing these long periods of study and training, doctors must register with the Manipur Medical Council before practising allopathic medicine, Dr Ranjit said.
Doctors registered with MMC are known as registered medical practitioners, he added.
He appealed to all people to go for consultation on medical problems, diagnosis and treatment only to these registered medical practitioners.
He said that giving priority to emergency patients is embedded in medical ethics.
Dr Ranjit also appealed to all doctors to listen patiently to the complaints of patients before initiating any treatment.
Some people who suffered complications after they received treatment from quacks also narrated their experiences to the media.