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Infertility in women to be covered under Insurance: S.A Ramdas

Govt at cost of Rs 100 crore is going to set up research centre in 10 medical college and 10 hospitals in the Karnataka will have department set up for Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Infertility


L.Raghunanda
Bangalore

Three day medical congress “Life Sound Beyond Imagination 2011”on Ultrasound, Infertility and Fetal Medicine attended by best of the practioners from India and abroad which started from yesterday was today inaugurated by S.A Ramdas Medical Education Minister, (the congress is from 28th October to 30th October 2011)

The congress which has experts especially from Gynaecology, three day conference deliberation will have lecture after which discussion will proceed as to infertility, trimester screening, biophysical profile, ovarian syndrome etc.,

With some best doctors in gynaecology Mr Kamini A.Rao, Kuldeep Jain, Madhuri Patil, Anu Kottar and Preiti Venkatesh will deliver their lecture.

Speaking on the occasion of inauguration of congress S.A Ramdas said “ It is good that this kind of congress is being organised under title “Life-Sound Beyond Imagination 2011, and here I would thank Kamin Rao who is organiser of this congress.

“Government will seriously consider the outcome of this congress in formulating the policy related to infertility, fetal medicine, govt is similarly trying to host one more conference in December from 5th to 16th .

“As it is known that research is going very rapidly in field of infertility, complication the women face and there is much advancement and technology is there to address various issue faced by women as to infertility government will see that this technology will be made available to all women, especially this must reach rural women in particular.

“From medical education and health ministry side government will have serious discussion with university vice chancellor especially from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and see how course related to Obstetrics, Gynaecology, infertility is been made as training course part of curriculum for those in medical profession.

“As to recommendation coming from Dr Kamini Rao as to non affordability of taking infertility medicine, taking pre and post scanning on various infertility disorder by women, both in urban and rural poor women based on high cost involved

“ Rao suggested infertility to be covered under insurance, govt is thinking of covering it or bring under insurance cover, for which govt is also thinking of covering and brining under insurance just like other health aspect being brought under insurance, in coming months this will be looked by government.

“Govt at cost of Rs 100 crore is going to set up research centre in 10 medical college and 10 hospitals in the Karnataka will have department set up for Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Infertility, this will benefit in getting the expertise and women patients benefit by it,

To a question posed by reporter on the irregularities in the examination of those taking Post Graduate Entrance Test (PGET) or Post Graduate Admission Test ( PGAT) recently with student offering money for passing examination what has govt done to stem tide.

Ramdas said “ I myself has received call from student where faculty and management involving in it for all this one man committee under Sudha Rao has been constituted and this will I hop will go long way in finding the irregularities.

“On the occasion it is also to be said that those student and faculty , whoever involved, no matter they be in higher post will be dismissed and their name will be taken out from medical list under where they are registered, there MBBS degree will also be stripped out.

“Transparency aspect is also looked by medical education ministry last time in nursing examination CCTV camera was instilled where the examination was conducted this was done in Dharwad, Shimoga and Mysore, the same will be done as to other examination that will be held under the aegis of the govt.

As to another question asked by reporter about the nomination of director to leading hospital and college like Kidwai how transparent is this nomination is going on, to the question Ramdas said “ Very much transparent manner those who are best qualified able, and have many research paper presented and known nationally and internationally will be nominated for the director post.