Mangaluru : In a complaint filed against IMA for organising Doctor’s Day in the city violating COVID norms, Dr. Kakkilaya stated COVID-19 protocols and measures were violated during the event held on July 29, at the auditorium of IMA. He further added that a few media houses also took note of the violation and reported […]

Mangaluru: Indian Medical Association (IMA) State president Ravindra H.N. on Tuesday flagged off a Statewide protest rally against the National Medical Commission Bill. Several doctors came on their bicycles and two-wheelers for the rally, which was flagged off from the IMA House at Hampankatta. The doctors proceeded to the office of the Deputy Commissioner and […]

Mangaluru: The protest by private hospitals and doctors opposing National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill on Tuesday has had a little impact in Manglauru city as most of the private hospitals functioning as usual. However, the District Wenlock Hospital, the only government hospital in the city, witnessed a rush of patients than the usual. Mangaluru unit […]

Mangaluru: Even as the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Action Committee has declared Black Day on January 2, the Manglauru unit of the organisation held a candlelight protest in the city on Monday to oppose the proposed National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill. As decided by the IMA Action Committee all the routine services in private hospitals […]

Mangaluru: Private hospitals, nursing homes and clinics suspended outpatient services in Dakshina Kannada supporting the State-wide bandh of private doctors called by the State chapter of the Indian Medical Association on Friday. The doctors opposed the move of the State government to amend the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act (KPME) Act 2007. Major hospitals in the […]

Mangaluru: Private hospitals across Dakshina Kannada district will not function on Friday as a token of protest against the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 that was tabled in the assembly in June this year. Nearly 1,300 members of Mangaluru branch of IMA and 2,000 other practicing physicians will not attend work. The statewide […]

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru branches of Indian Medical Association (IMA), Association of Medical Consultants (AMC) and Canara Orthopaedics Society will take out a protest rally on January 7 (today) against the assault on a doctor in Sirsi by Uttara Kannada MP Anant Kumar Hegde on January 2. They will urge the government to take legal action against […]

Mangalore : The  Mangalore Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) felicitated three outstanding doctors on the occasion of Doctor’s Day celebrated at Dr. A.V. Rao Conference Hall, IMA House, Mangalore recently. Speaking as a chief guest of the occasion, State Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader said  the state government has banned Gutka to […]

Mangalore: A Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on Management of HIV was organised by the Mangalore Branch of the Indian Medical Association to mark World AIDS Day  at Attavar in Mangalore recently. Dr Siddarth Shetty spoke on the International AIDS Day theme ‘Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation.’Dr John T Ramapuram, Professor of Medicine, KMC, […]

Mangalore : The Indian Medical Association (IMA) House hosted a workshop on ethical practice for doctors at IMA Hall on June 3, Saturday. Participating as the chief guest, DC V. Ponnuraj, urged the doctors to quit their profession, if they do not commit themselves to it. He also said that, as per requests of other […]