INDIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (HQS.)
(Registered under the Societies Act XXI of 1860)
Mutually Affiliated with the British & Nepal Medical Associations
I.M.A. House, Indraprastha Marg, New Delhi-110 002
Telephones: +91-11-2337 0009, 2337 0250, 2337 8680, 2337 0473, 2337 0492, 2337 8424
Fax: +91-11-23379470, 23370375, 23379178
Website: www.ima-india.org; Email: hsg@ima-india.org
National President
Dr A Marthanda Pillai
Hony. Secretary General
Dr K K Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Padma Shri Awardee
9847062019, Kerala
9811090206, Delhi
Press Release
Indian Medical Association to organize its annual Central Council Meet on
December 27-28, 2015
Over 1000 IMA leaders will deliberate and discuss achievements of 2015, plan for 2016 and
address the key healthcare issues being faced by the Indian population
New Delhi, Dec 23, 2015: The Indian Medical Association is organizing its annual Central Council
Meet on Sunday & Monday 27th-28th December 2015 at Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi. Over 1000,
Central Council members of the IMA from across the country will attend the meeting. The agenda
being to deliberate and discuss various issues impacting the overall healthcare delivery system of
India. Major achievements of 2015 will be recognized, and the challenges addressed. The new
President of the Indian Medical Association for the year 2016 will also take oath.
Honorable Health Minister of Delhi Shri J.P. Nadda will interact with the IMA leadership on Day 1
and share his views on the healthcare scenario of the country and the issues, which need to be
addressed jointly by the government and associations like IMA. Shri Rajyawardhan Rathore Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State of
Science & Technology and Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture, Tourism & Civil
Aviation will address the meeting on Day 2.
In addition to this, dignitaries such as Senior Advocate - Shri Sidharth Luthra, Former ASG - ASG Sh. Maninder Singh, TV Anchor - Mr. Rajat Shamra, Member of Parliament - Shri Sanjay Jaiswal,
and Addl. Health Secretary - Shri C.K. Mishra will hold special sessions for the attendees.
Addressing the press conference today, Padma Shri Awardee, Dr. A Marthanda Pillai - National
President, IMA and Padma Shri Awardee, Dr. K K Aggarwal - Hony. Secretary General, IMA, in a
joint statement, said, “During the past one year, the Indian Medical Association has taken several
notable steps to help make the medical profession more transparent, accountable and effective. A
prominent win for the medical profession being the amendment of the NCERT books to remove
lines detrimental to the nobility of the medical profession in India. In addition to this, the IMA also
succeeded in convincing the government to form a first of its kind inter-ministerial meet involving
five Ministries to look into the demands made by IMA to help reduce the incidence of violence
against doctors in the country. These demands include the amendment of Clinical Establishment
Act, PCPNDT Act, Capping of Compensation, issues against medical violence and the issue of
Crosspathy practice by medical practitioners”.
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During the year 2015, IMA also suggested amendments to the proposed ART-Bill under
governmental debate. They released a self-code of conduct for medical establishments and digital
and social code of conducts for doctors.
In line with our honorable Prime Minister Shri Narender Modi’s campaign, IMA also launched a
Digital IMA campaign and upgraded its infrastructure to allow the National body to communicate
with all its 2.5-lakh members digitally. A weekly live webcast and webinar are held
every Thursday by the IMA to update and educate doctors from across the nation on important
healthcare matters.
Some of the key projects undertaken by the IMA this year include those aimed at raising
awareness about Vitamin-D deficiency, the importance of safe water and air, the need to switch
from trivalent to bivalent vaccination for polio eradication amongst others.
IMA will also be intervening in the BSC community health case tabled at the Hon’ble High Court.
-EndsAbout IMA: Indian Medical Association is the only representative, national voluntary
organisation of Doctors of Modern Scientific System of Medicine, which looks after the interest of
doctors as well as the well-being of the community at large. It has its Headquarter in Delhi and
State / Terr. Branches in 29 States and Union Territories. It has over 2, 53,000 doctors as its
members through more than 1650 active local branches spread across the country.
For further information, please contact:
Rakhi – 9871109555
Sanjeev Khanna – 9871079105
Md Adib Ahmad – 9873716235
hsgima@gmail.com
IMA Public & Media Advocacy Cell
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