Mangalore: National Conference of Indian Homoeopathy Medical Association

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, May 25: "The state government has realized the efficacy of homoeopathic treatment and plans are under way to appoint 150 homoeopathic practitioners," revealed Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar. He was speaking after inaugurating the national conference of Indian Homoeopathy Medical Association (IHMA) and the scientific workshop, ‘Homoeomed - 2009' held on the occasion.

Self-confidence is the single most important tool necessary for maintaining health. Homoeopathy is a system of medicine, whereby instilling of courage and confidence in the patients is a way of treatment. This treatment in real sense, cures diseases and brings a sense of contentment among the patients, he appreciated.

"In rural places, even today the homoeopaths are looked upon like incarnations of Gods. It is true that under this method, it takes longer time to cure a disease. There is a need to spread awareness about the benefits of this system of medicine and popularize the system," the minister felt. He lamented, that the people of late, have been giving undue importance to increasing their earnings, to the detriment of their health. Once their health gets spoilt, they start spending their earnings to get treatments and buy medicines. Because of this tendency of overlooking health and leading a hurried life style, the life span of the people is coming down considerably," he lamented.

IHMA president Dr S Sanjeev expressed his grave concern at the fact that the homoeopathic practitioners, wilting under the pressure exerted by patients for hastening the curing process, have been dispensing allopathic treatments to their patients.

The Mangalore unit of IHMA presented a memorandum to the minister on this occasion, urging the government to give importance to homoeopathic method of treatment. IHMA national general secretary Dr Roshan Pinto read out the memorandum. Fr Mullers Homoeopathy Medical College administrative officer Fr Wilfred Prakash D'Souza, Dr Abraham Zacharius of the city-based St George’s Homoeopathy Laboratory and Moodbidri Alva's Homoeopathy College principal Dr Varnekar were felicitated on the occasion.