The UN Security Council has said it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, told the council this week that women and girls are … Read more
Medical education in India is at a crossroads, facing a complex mix of challenges that range from systemic flaws in the admission process to concerns over safety for women in medical colleges. The recent controversies surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and the tragic case of a postgraduate trainee doctor’s rape and murder in … Read more
The State Assembly on Thursday passed resolutions opposing the NEET, one-nation-one-election, and delimitation of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on the data from a new census. The Assembly agreed with the Statet’s stand that NEET selection went against the interests of the state’s rural students and called for selection of candidates for MBBS seats … Read more
Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing after two weeks a plea alleging OMR sheet manipulation in the controversy-ridden NEET-UG, 2024. Photo: Shutterstock 3 min read Last Updated : Jul 01 2024 | 2:26 PM IST The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing after two weeks a plea alleging OMR sheet manipulation in … Read more
The representatives of the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) met Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Saturday to discuss key issues in medical education, including the NEET PG postponement. FORDA representatives meet Union Health Minister JP Nadda to discuss NEET PG and other issues (ANI) “We congratulated him on his second term at the … Read more
