Allopathy course for Ayurveda graduates

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BANGALORE: If everything goes well, Ayurveda graduates and practitioners will get to study a shortterm course in Allopathy to hand..

BANGALORE: If everything goes well, Ayurveda graduates and practitioners will get to study a shortterm course in Allopathy to handle patients in emergency cases. Speaking at a programme organised to release the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) Journal of Ayush Sciences on Monday, RGUHS Vice Chancellor Dr S Ramananda Shetty said many Ayurvedic doctors are migrating to Allopathy nowadays.
"Ayurveda is a truly Indian medical system and it needs to be protected and passed on to the next generations," he noted.Shetty said Ayurvedic doctors are being deputed to rural areas as the doctors with a MBBS degree resist going to villages. "More than 70 per cent of these doctors prescribe Allopathy medicine as Ayurvedic medicines are not supplied to primary heath centres (PHCs). However, at the higher end, if a patient's condition is critical, an Ayurvedic practitioner cannot handle. It is better if they get Allopathy knowledge," he observed.

In this regard, the RGUHS is examining a proposal to introduce a shortterm course to handle emergency situations. "It is better to provide knowledge on first aid and basic life support for Ayurvedic practitioners. This matter has been discussed in the recent Academic Council meeting. Now, we are forming a joint committee under the chairmanship of RGUHS Registrar with four members two each from Ayurveda and Allopathy. We are discussing it," the RGUHS vicechancellor said.