Dear Friends, Today I finally read the NMC bill. Being an Intensivist, I can’t go on strike as a part of hospital’s commitment to provide essential services. This what I have understood so far (please correct me if I have missed any important point): 1. Section 32 of the NMC Bill gives 3.5 lakh non-medical persons the legal right to prescribe and treat all types of medicines by licensing them. 2. After a 6-month bridge course, Ayurveda and Unani doctors in the country will also be able to prescribe allopathy medicines like MBBS doctors.

By doing so it stresses upon "enhancing the interface between systems of medicine” between Allopathy, Ayurveda, homeopathy, unani and so on. 3- • **Another examination to be conducted to start the practice even after graduation. • **This exam will be mandatory. • **Practice and post-graduation will be allowed only after passing it. • **At present this…