After the action on 15 doctors of the State, the police are now searching for such doctors, who are enjoying foreign trips provided by medicine companies. They include the doctors of medical education and health department and those, who are engaged in private practice. The Government has been ordered time to time in this connection but the Medical Council of India has taken strict action for the first time. The MCI has ordered to collect details of such doctors.
The doctors of the Medical Education and Health department are targeted by the medicine companies for prescribing costly medicines of the company to avail foreign tour offers. On achievement of target, the medicine companies provide them foreign tour packages of their choice.In this connection, the action was taken against 15 doctors of the State including Dr N D Vaish, Dr Atul Sahai and Dr Sweta Sahai on the orders of MCI.
As penalty, these doctors cannot do any medical work for six months. Dr Atul Sahai has filed a petition in the court against the decision of MCI. The court stayed the order providing relief to Dr Sahai. The Government doctors gave oath of 10 points saying that they are not going on foreign tour by any medicine company. They would not participate in seminar of any company.GRMC Dean Gwalior Dr GS Patel said that 8 to 10 doctors go on foreign tour every year.
For this, an oath is taken by doctors concerned stating clearly that they would not take any help of medicine company for foreign tour. Even then if the doctors do so, they are responsible themselves. This report is given to the Government and MCI.