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31 August and 1 September IDPD National Conference held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
IDPD National Conference demands all nuclear weapons possessing countries to join TPNW
To work for Universal Healthcare
The 11th National Conference of Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) held at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala called upon the nuclear weapons possessing countries to join the treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons (TPNW). The treaty was passed by the UN General assembly two years ago on 7thJuly 2017 by 122 countries voting in favour and only one against it. It was a moral defeat of the nuclear weapons possessing countries who did not join the deliberations. They should respect the global opinion for complete nuclear disarmament. Several areas of the world are having low level conflicts which have potential to escalate into larger wars. In such situations possibility of use of nuclear weapons cannot be ruled out. Our own region south Asia is under serious threat because of brewing tension between India and Pakistan. This has to be checked urgently the conference felt. It is unfortunate, the conference further felt that our government is entering into agreements with various countries to make arms for export purpose. This will seriously take away resources from social needs including health and education.
Healthcare in our country is already in serious crisis. Every year 6.3 crore people are pushed below poverty line as a result of out of pocket expenditure on health. Nearly 40% of people have to borrow money for indoor care and 25% for outdoor care. The Ayshman Bharat does not at all fulfill the healthcare needs of the people. It is meant for only 40% of population that too with several strings. There is no coverage for outpatient care while 70% of out of pocket expenditure is incurred on outpatient care. There is need for universal healthcare to be delivered by the government directly. The Ayshman Bharat is a scheme to give doles to the insurance companies and private sector. Conference noted with concern that there is no policy to streamline drug prices. This has to be done on priority basis.
The conference noted with concern healthcare situation in Kashmir. Curbs on movement of doctors and patients should be relaxed so that people can access to healthcare facilities freely. Check on movement is affecting supply of food and other essential material. This directly affects the nutrition and health particularly of the children. Government’s claim that healthcare situation is normal need to be reconfirmed by independent groups. For this willing doctors from other parts of the country should be allowed to go there to assess the situation an offer medical care if needed.
Conference also demanded a central act to prevent violence against doctors. Such incidents inhibit doctors from performing duties ethically. There is need for patient – public interactions for this.
Students conference cautioned against the national medical commission which will jeopardize the medical education system. It will make the education more expensive which in turn have effect on health care cost. Concerns of various states should be kept in mind while dealing with the admission process and other issues about medical education. Many students gave their presentations in the conference.
The conference elected the following team to carry forward the activities:
Advisors
Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat
Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Vinod Saighal
Ms.Amarjeet Kaur
Dr Santokh Singh
Azeez Pasha
President
Dr S S Soodan
Sr Vice President
Dr Satyajit Kumar Singh
Dr Arun Mitra
Vice Presidents
Dr.Nara Singh
Dr Navinder Singh Bawa
Dr Tejbir Singh
Dr G.M.Malik
Dr Ravindranath
General Secretary
Dr Shakeel Ur Rahman
Secretaries
Dr V Sadanandam
Dr.Yudhisthir Dass
Dr.Sudhir Dhakre
Dr.Subhash Chakaraborty
Dr Dharmendra Kumar
Dr Rajni
Dr Jeetendra Singh
Dr Sajeed A
Finance Secretary
Dr.Bharti Uppal
Student Coordinator
Dr Gaganpreet Singh
Student Co-Coordinators
Md. Rakibuddin, Manipur
Hariganesh, Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Shehbaz, Punjab
Sharad
Editorial Board
Dr.Sanjeev Uppal
Dr.Abhay Gour
Dr Sham Sunder Deepti
Dr Nilima Pathak
Members
Dr B Ranga Reddy
Dr Anil Pathak
Dr Anjali Mehta
Dr Sujatha
Dr Rajendra
Dr Balbir Singh
Dr Vasudevan K R
Dr Jasvinder Singh
Dr Karan Singh Chauhan
Dr Aneesh T S
Dr Mohan Lal
Dr Narjit Kaur
Dr Neelam
Dr Nirmal Dhiman
Dr P.S.Barar
Dr Rosenara
Dr Rajeev Munjal
Dr Asis Debburma
Dr B N Saha
Dr Shyam Sunder Telengana
Dr Sampath Rao
Dr Surinder Singh Sidhu
Dr Suwarna Fronseka
Dr Sudhan
Dr Manglem
Dr Chourjeet Singh
Dr Tej Ram Garg
Students’ Team
North East - Md. Rakibuddin
South - Vennela Vundinty
Central - Ankit Kumar
Small Arms Project - Onam Gupta
Student Members
Dr. Vennela
Dr Sirisha
Laithangbam Surjit Singh
Thiyam Pinkey Devi
Siddharth
Arshdeep Singh
Mr Ankush
Ankit K V -
Kritesh R
Arvindh Santosh
Naveen
Ganpathi
Rajesh Arora
Ankit Kumar
Raunak
Navchandra Keisham