IMA signed MoU with UNESCO Chair in Bioethics HAIFA

Under this Initiative, IMA will develop standardised modules in bio-ethics for upgrading the knowledge of medical practitioners

Dr A Marthanda Pillai, National President and Dr KK Aggarwal, Secretary General, IMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNESCO Chair in Bioethics HAIFA represented by Prof Dr Russell D’Souza, Head Asia Pacific Bioethics Programme, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics HAIFA.

Under this Initiative, IMA will develop standardised modules in bio-ethics for upgrading the knowledge of medical practitioners. IMA will also have “IMA Bio-Ethics Chair” and “IMA-UNESCO Chair in Bio Ethics HAIFA” at national as well as at every state level.

34 such Chairs will be formed as a first step. In a joint statement, Dr A Marthanda Pillai, National President and Dr KK Aggarwal, Secretary General, IMA said as a part of this initiative, IMA will:

• Sensitise 2.5 lakh of its members the principles of bio-ethic
• Include bio-ethics as a part of every CME lecture. The last three slides of every lecture will include what is ethical, what is unethical and what not ethical
• Come out with a white paper on what is not unethical and also what makes a doctor indulge in unethical jobs