Monday, December 6, 2010

Medical Ethics?

One of the main hurdles in managing a large and diverse nation like India is strong feeling of regionalism and casteism and stereotypes based on these beliefs. 
According to Shantanu Dutta in Merinews, the caste system in the medical profession is as strongly entrenched as any other caste system in India and far more difficult to eradicate than any formal caste distinctions, and it seems doctors these days have forgotten the medical ethics. 
He further adds, the more the docs in India lose their sheen and their once revered status with increasing drops in ethics and rampant commercialization and the more the doctors want to assert in their own clumsy way that they are on top of the health care hierarchy. 
Thanks to regulations taken by the Government of certain states who do not allow Private Practice to those working in Government Jobs. 
Medical Institutions should follow restricted entry of Medical Representatives in the hospitals and wards to avoid luring of doctors by the pharmaceutical companies. 
Instead of trade names, prescriptions should consist of generic names. 
Exceptions are always there, but if such happenings come under notice, there have been incidences of suspension of jobs. 
Isn't it enough reason for us to hope that things are definitely changing for better, though at a slower pace?   

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