Daijiworld Media Network - Dharwad (SP)

Dharwad, May 9: State health minister B Sriramulu, has warned private doctors who refuse to treat people suffering from other ailments, of getting their medical registrations cancelled. He noted that doctors and staff of government hospitals have been very busy working day and night to treat and bring under control coronavirus infection.

The minister urged the doctors not to show the behaviour that does not behove of medical profession. He said that private doctors who have registered themselves under Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act to keep their hospitals open for treatment of diseases other than COVID-19.

The minister was speaking to media persons after chairing a review meeting on coronavirus infection control held at the office of the deputy commissioner on Friday May 8. He said that the private doctors are expected to keep their hospitals open to serve people suffering from common ailments. He said that by this, the burden on doctors at the government hospitals will be reduced.

Sriramulu said that he has been coming across complaints about private medical practitioners not suitably responding to the needs of the suffering and also reluctance on their part to treat common diseases. He said that a meeting will soon be held on this issue and strict action will be taken against private doctors who fail to treat people.