The Indian Medical Association slammed the Union HealthMinistry for its delayed and inappropriate actions in combating the coronaviruspandemic. Lashing out on health ministry, IMA said that it is “astonished tosee the extreme lethargy and inappropriate actions from the department to fightthe disastrous second wave of Covid19.
The IMA said that the health ministry ignored thecollective consciousness, proactive cognizance, and requests made by the IMAand other professionals. The association accused the ministry of putting allsuggestions and requests into ‘dustbin’ and taking decisions without realizingthe ground realities.”
IMA is a national voluntary organization of Doctors of ModernScientific System of Medicine in India. The association also mentioned lockdownas the way to solve this problem. IMA said, “Lockdown will break the chain ofdevastating spread.”
The Central government has refused to impose thelockdown. IMA mentioned this refusal of implementing lockdown is the reasonthat India is reporting around four lakh new coronavirus cases daily. IMA alsosaid, “Sporadic night curfews have not done any good. Life is precious than theeconomy.”
“Wake up from slumber and respond to mitigate the growingchallenges in the covid pandemic,” added IMA.
Expressing its disappointment in the Central GovernmentIMA added, “It is unfortunate, the ministry has failed to make the necessaryrequired roadmap and ensure vaccine stock, resulting in the majority of theplaces where vaccination could be rolled out for people above 18 years.”