The healthcare system in India is broken , and the medical profession needs reform. The new Medical Council of India Bill is a great opportunity to do so, but there is a huge gap in the new MCI Bill which needs to be fixed urgently. One of the biggest problems with the Medical Council today is that it can only regulate those doctors who are registered with it. It has no power over anyone else, even though the actions of these other players have a potentially huge impact on the health of patients.
Because there is so much illiteracy and ignorance in India today, a lot of the harm that is caused to patients is done by unqualified doctors or quacks. Unfortunately, the Medical Council of India can't do anything about this , because they do not have any authority over them. The Medical Council is supposed to regulate the medical profession, and while they are empowered to act against…
