IMA Maharashtra State

Presidential Message

It is a proud and a happy moment for me to communicate with all of you through this issue of MHAIMA-JULY. It is because of your support, co-operation and affection which has given us the momentum to tackle many issues favourably and successfully to progress prospectively in IMA.

No Institution can be progressed prospectively and dynamically (for that matter IMA) without the positive contribution from the visionary collective leadership, coordinate thinking at all levels and implementing vision into action with hard work, humbleness, sincerity, and a single focused mind to contribute for the progress of IMA.

So friends, I am happy as a state a president to note that IMA MS progressing with collective leadership and keeping in mind the above philosophy. We have already completed six months of this year and IMA MS is progressing with leaps and bounds, with flying colours in many spheres of activities.

I am happy to note that there is influx of new members all over the state in every branch almost already crossing more than double of our target within six months (almost 4000-5000 members are added) thanks to the credit hours of MMC. Many new branches are coming up.

IMA MS coming with innovative ideas of printing and publishing IMA Resource Directory which is in very much progress. It is unique and first of its kind endeavour to bring medical practitioners, medical service providers, and medical equipment manufacturers at one stop .The resource directory is a ready reference and a easy connectivity for all concerned with medical fraternity. So I kindly request all of you to send the database of each member to the state office as early as possible. In this endeavour I appreciate the work of our state secretary Dr. Jayesh Lele  , Mr. Purandare and all the state office team who are putting enormous efforts to complete this project by November 2011.

I am happy to note that the young generation of our state along with young doctors of the other states have come forward under a banner “Young Doctors Association of India (YDAI)”under the aegis of IMA and they have done an exemplary work on getting the Exit Test postponed. I strongly believe that the young generation is the strength and the future of our organisation.

During the annual budget session, honourable finance minister proposed 5% service tax on medical services, but due to the joint effort of medicos and IMA this had to be rolled back. Friends, today our profession has again showed that with unity and proper vision you can achieve great heights. IMA has always stood for corruption free society and transparency in high office and fully supported the crusade against corruption and request for the early Lokpal Bill.

Our priority will be to bridge the gap between IMA office and the members by percolating the information to grass root levels and involving each and every member in the policy making. So I would like you all to have valuable inputs from all the IMA members and further I assure you with collective vision we shall strive to make a strong and prosperous dynamic organisation.

Friends, we all are doing community and welfare activities individually as well as organised by local branches. I appeal of all the leaders of the local branches to send the reports to the state and national headquarters regularly. The theme for this year’s WHO Day is anti-microbial resistance, ‘No action today is No cure tomorrow ‘drug resistance costs vast amount of money and affects vast number of lives. So I request you all to advocate and contribute for rational use of antibiotics.

Health of all of us as well as of our family members is important. Our national president Dr. Vinay Agarwal rightly has given a call that a quarter from 7th April to 1st July be observed as our healthcare and effort should be made to arrange executive healthy check up camps for doctors and their families. So I kindly request all of you to take care of your health.

Friends, we shall be celebrating Doctor’s Day on 1st July on the occasion of birth and death anniversary of most reverent personality, Bharat Ratna Dr. B.C.Roy as Blood Donation Day all over Maharashtra in all branches so I request you to donate blood and celebrate Doctor’s Day and motivate all others to do the same.

One more feather on the crown of IMA-MS is the formation of MMC. It is at the instance and persuasion of IMA-MS , the MMC has been finally reformed after a gap of 12 years and has started functioning. Dr.Kishore Taori, IMA Stalwart from Nagpur branch has been elected as a president of the same. We congratulate him and all the elected and nominated members for the successful tenure.

IMA wins the battle on many fronts – The GOI withdraws service tax on healthcare, Exit Test is postponed, Govt. is reconsidering BHRC as a second look. So kudos and congratulations to our national leaders i.e.  Dr. Vinay Agarwal and Dr. D.R.RAI and their team.

Further I feel that on so many occasions because of apathy, unawareness, self-centeredness and because of all our busyness in daily practice we do not oppose any oppressive measures and verdicts that are brought against us. So we must learn to fight by tooth and nail to oppose anything that might be brought against our profession however trivial it maybe. While being busy with our medical practice one must not lose great opportunity to serve our organisation IMA, which is a source of golden mine to all of us. By serving we not only shine ourselves but IMA too. So let us serve and shine.

Friends, “The days are long, the years are short. I may have heard it or read it somewhere but I love what it stands for. Every day in our life is so important and yet before we know it, we wake up to another day, one week, one month and one year older. The days, months, quarters, years just vanish. So we have complete two quarters and are entering in the 3rd quarter. The woods are dark and nights are long and the journey is long before we sleep. So friends, let us make our journey in IMA an enjoyable and a fruitful one.

So let us all awake and arise to the occasion and fulfil the aspiration with inspiration for the cause, prosperity and progress of IMA.

JAI IMA!

Dr. Jayaghosh A Kaddu   , President IMA-MS.