This story is from August 13, 2020

Recruit all MBBS degree holders in coronavirus crisis: IMA to Bihar government

The Bihar branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the state government to appoint all MBBS degree holders looking for a job and having the qualifications to handle any medical emergency situation like the Covid-19 pandemic these days.
Recruit all MBBS degree holders in coronavirus crisis: IMA to Bihar government
A health worker collects swab sample of a suspected Covid-19 patient
PATNA: The Bihar branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged the state government to appoint all MBBS degree holders looking for a job and having the qualifications to handle any medical emergency situation like the Covid-19 pandemic these days.
In a letter to state health minister Mangal Pandey and principal secretary Pratyaya Amrit, the IMA said though the government has started interview for the appointment of 4,000 doctors on Wednesday, it would not fill all the vacancies.

IMA state vice-president Dr Ajay Kumar said doctors and health workers are the frontline warriors in corona times and the government should strengthen its health sector by taking all MBBS passouts of recent years into medical service. It will help both the urban and rural areas in getting medical service in this pandemic era.
IMA state secretary Dr Sunil Kumar said while the total number of unemployed MBBS degree holders in the state is around 7,000, there were nearly 9,000 existing vacancies. Even if the government recruited 4,000 under the ongoing process, about 5,000 posts would remain vacant.
He said about 500 doctors across the state, including 150 in Patna, have already tested positive while discharging their duties, 19 of them died due to Covid-19 infection. Needless to say, families of these doctors had also to face many problems that way.
The IMA further demanded hike in the stipend of interns who have been tirelessly rendering services in the Covid wards and other departments. They are getting Rs15,000 per month only and the amount should be doubled, at least. It also urged the state government to relax the provisions of Clinical Establishment Act and exempt the clinics, nursing homes with maximum number of 50 beds from it.
The IMA appreciated the government’s move to increase the number of testing facilities and sanctioning amount as incentive to doctors and health workers and said these acts have helped in expeditious testing of suspected patients and boosting the morale of the frontline warriors, Dr Sunil added.
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