Finally a response from UGMB, NMC 👇🏻 #CBME2024

Nurses wrote to CJI, health ministry, task force(with 11 of 14 members docs) seeking representation in making hospital safety policy RESULT:Ministry+task force make 4 sub groups, add 10+ new members but ZERO nurses Clearly nurses don't matter in hospital? timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sub-grou…

Bio/medical ethics anyone? Anant Bhan Amar Jesani Satendra Singh, MD What's the ethics in keeping reps of 90% of hospital staff out of body to decide policies on safety that affect them? What's ethics of keeping patient reps out of policy-making on hospital safety? timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sub-grou…

True! Its time we changed our attitudes towards the diversity. #Ableism needs to be addressed by raising awareness and bringing in disability competencies in all public facing professions whether it is doctors, lawyers, teachers, judges, bureaucrats, panchayats or legislators.

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#Paris2024 #Paralympics 🥉🇮🇳 Hokato Hotozhe Sema: "This is for my wife. She has sacrificed a lot. Often starved so that I could eat and continue training because we didn't have enough money to ensure two square meals a day. She has picked me up every time I felt like giving up"

India has won six 🥇, nine 🥈 & 12🥉 medals in Paris to achieve its best-ever haul of 27 medals at the Paralympic Games & overall rank of 18. In Olympics, India won 6 medals, no Gold & overall rank of 71. The budget of Olympic budget: 500 crore Paralympics budget: 20 crore

No CENTRAL ACT to protect Health Care Professionals ! The Ministry of Health reiterates its position of 2022. The draft law was prepared by the MoH in 2019 Sept & the GOI had even amended the epidemic act in 2020 April to protect HCWs ! Why not now? TNIE Story by Kavita Bajeli-Datt

Why do we need #DisabilityCompetencies back in the curriculum? So that future docs understand why the narrative of 'overcoming disability' is harmful. So that they learn what #InspirationPorn is, as beautifully explained by Abhishek Anicca in today’s TOI. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/w…