ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The 4th Northeast regional conclave of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) was hosted here by the Arunachal Pradesh branch of the IMA on Tuesday with the theme ‘Serve with dignity’.
Speaking on the occasion, IMA national vice president Dr Anil S Pachneker highlighted the negative impacts of the national medical commission bill, the IMC amendment bill, and the amended Consumer Protection Act.
Former general secretary of the IMA, Dr RN Tandon, spoke about “the highest dignity while serving the people,” while IMA Hospital Board of India chairman Dr VK Monga spoke on maintaining the standard norms of hospitals in India.
State IMA honorary secretary Dr Jego Ori highlighted the activities taken up by the association in the state. Assam IMA secretary Dr Atul Kalita, Nagaland IMA president Dr Kejivito and Tripura IMA joint secretary Dr Biprojit Debarman spoke on the activities of the IMA of their respective states.
Doctors from various parts of the country, along with a central team of the IMA, participated in the conclave. The participants observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to the martyrs of the Pulwama terror attack.
