Doctors with Disabilities, a group that has been leading a sustained challenge against discriminatory practices in medicine, has sent a powerful response to the Medical Council of India (MCI) Board of Governors (BoG).

This is after the BoG’s public notice seeking suggestions on the MCI guidelines on admission of people with specified disabilities into the MBBS program.

The letter, drafted by leading disability rights leader Dr Satendra Singh, also bears the signatures of 75 doctors with disabilities from various parts of India, many of them practising in leading government hospitals.

The letter slams the MCI for neglecting the judgements passed by the Supreme Court as well as various state high courts upholding the rights of disabled candidates to pursue an MBBS degree while drafting the revised guidelines on admissions under the disability quota.

Calling the MCI stand “unfair, discriminatory and unlawful”, the letter also throws into the spotlight the council’s attitude in the matter.
Source: https://newzhook.com/story/20654