Manipur Medical Council calls for end to quackery
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 05 2018:
With reports of many practising modern scientific system of medicine in the State without proper authorisation or license, the Manipur Medical Council has urged general public not to fall prey to such services and strongly advised persons practising quackery (practice of any system of medicine by unqualified person) to stop their services.
Quacks or unqualified persons practising modern scientific medicine put general public who seek advice from them at risk of physical, mental and financial complications.
People seeking treatment from the quacks delay the required medical treatment at the-right time and faulty or spurious drug administered led to unwanted drug reaction, said a statement of Dr S Manikanta Singh, Registrar Manipur Medical Council (MMC) today.
"One of the crucial function of the Manipur Medical Council is to ensure that no unqualified person practices modern scientific system of medicine in the State by virtue of Section 13(h) of the Manipur Medical Council Act 2009," said MMC and added that such practices should be banned and discouraged as they 'mislead general public and put them at risk'.
MMC appealed all such practitioners to stop their services at the earliest and said that such practitioners may be booked under relevant provision of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956, Manipur Medical Council Act 2009 and its Rule 2013 and Indian Penal Code.
It also urged general public not to fall prey arid believe the false propaganda/claims for cure of many illness by the quacks.