Doctors' Association for Social Equality

DOCTORS’ ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY

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[Regd. No. 322/2004]

# 41, Chavadi Street, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 043 Tamil Nadu.

Phone: 044 – 2264 3561, 2264 2790, Fax: 044 – 2264 3562, Cell: 94441 83776, 9940664343

Email: daseindia@yahoo.com, daseindia@gmail.com, www.daseindia.org

Date: 28-06-2007

PRESS RELEASE

Doctors’ Seminar to Ban Corporates Starting Small Clinics

Regarding this Dr. G.R. Ravindranath, General Secretary, DASE has issued the following press statement.

Corporate Hospitals, Health Insurance Companies, Pharmaceuticals are starting Small Clinics through out India. Due to this doctors, small level medical care providers, pharmacies and clinical labs will be affected. Our Highly privatized and commercialized health care system in this world will be corporatised. Due to this our common poor people will be deprived of basic medical care facilities.

DASE observes July 1^st Doctors’ Day to protect the Health Care System of our country.

On Doctor’s day (July 1^st) DASE is organizing a Seminar at Thanjavur at 10 AM at Hotel Residency urging the Centre to Ban Corporate’s Starting Small Clinics. DASE State Treasurer Dr. T. Mohan will preside in the presence of Dr. G.Selvaraj and Dr.P.Dharmalingam. Dr.Sudhaharan will deliver the welcome address.

Dr. S. Balakrishnan - Dean of Thanjavur Medical College will Inaugurate the seminar. Dr. V. Sundar - Vice Principal of Thanjavur Medical College, Dr. V. Jeevanandhan - DASE State President, Dr. S. Narendran, Dr. D. Kailairajan - Head of the Department of Neuro Surgery, Madurai Medical College, Dr. V.S. Vijay – President of Tamil Nadu Doctors’ Federation, Dr.K.Muthukumar - Asst. Prof. of Pediatrics, Trichy Medical College, Dr. P. Ramanathan – Dental Surgeon, Dr. T.V. Sathappan – IMA Thanjavur President and Head of the Department of Pediatrics Surgery – Thanjur Medical College, Dr. P. Amalorpavanathan – Convener of Doctor’s for People and Asst. Prof. of Vascular Surgery – Chennai Medical College, Dr. R. Vasandhan – IDPD State Secretary, Dr. V. Pugazhendhi – Doctors for Safe Environment, Dr. P. Bhaskaran – TNGDA Thanjavur District Secretary will address the Seminar.

Dr. G.R. Ravindranath – General Secretary, DASE will deliver the concluding address. Various Resolutions will be passed. Dr. K. Newton will deliver vote of thanks.

Large number of Doctors and Medical Students will Participate in this event.

Yours,

(Dr. G.R. Ravindranath)

General Secretary – DASE.