Explaining the reasons for the shortage, an official said many doctors, after completing their MBBS, opt for further studies or prefer joining the private healthcare sector due to its higher pay scale.
"In fact, many hospitals have turned into commercial centres,” said Rajat Sharma.
He said there was a need to increase the number of doctors available at healthcare centres in rural areas as the absence of qualified medical practitioners was making people approach quacks.
The cheating racket had been going on for the past four years and had helped over 600 university students become doctors through fake answer sheets.
The family members of the child who failed to separate the cooker from her head, rushed to a hospital for help. Doctors struggled for four hours and gave up at last as they could not remove the utensil.
The doctors claimed that the proposed legislation would “cripple” the functioning of medical professionals by making them completely answerable to the bureaucracy and non-medical administrators.
A video of the event, which shows Russian belly dancers performing on stage amidst cheering doctors, has since gone viral on social media platforms.
Union Minister Hansraj Ahir today said "these people" should join the Naxals if they don't believe in democracy, and the government will then shoot them down.
While the labs searches have declared an undisclosed income of over Rs 100 crore, the amount of referral fee in case of a single lab is more than Rs 200 crore.
Union Cabinet today decided to increase the retirement age of all doctors working under different department of the central government to 65 years.
Office bearers of the medical associations in the state informed that they have decided to be on leave till September 7, but added that emergency and post-mortem services would not be disturbed
A shocking revelation has exposed that several doctors at the hospital offer private services to the patients at their residence, despite strict restriction on it by the government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday indicated that his government may bring in a legal framework under which doctors will have to prescribe generic medicines, which are cheaper than equivalent branded drugs, to patients.
Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday ordered suspension of government doctors who were caught running private practice on camera by India TV.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday requested MBBS graduates to offer their services in rural areas for at least two years saying it will make the services better in these areas besides cutting off the urban load.
Hours after the Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to provide security in state-run hospitals and ordered all resident doctors to return to duty immediately, their mass casual leave agitation continued for the fourth
The eye wearable device Google Glass is helping Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics communicate with ease with doctors during emergencies. The augmented-reality headset is being used by paramedics and EMTs assessing patients and them
As dengue and chikungunya cases continue to soar, affecting hundreds in the national capital, many doctors in the city hospitals are also suffering from the vector-borne diseases. Authorities told media on Thursday that they
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