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Ayurvedic doctor complains against health authorities
A registered Ayurvedic doctor has lodged a complaint with IGP Chandana Wickremaratne urging him to initiate legal action against health authorities for allegedly allowing Covid-19 infected patients to die without treating them under the Ayurvedic Health Care System.
The complainant B.A.Rathnapala, a registered medical practitioner at the Ayurvedic Medical Council had made this complaint urging to take legal action under section 261, 289 and 298 of the Penal Code for causing deaths by negligence against former Health Minister Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi, State Ministers Sudarshani Fernandopulle, Sisira Jayakody, Secretary to the Ministry of Health Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe and Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena.
In his complaint, Dr.rathnapala stated that it is a criminal offence to allow infected people to die in this manner without allowing them to have local medical treatment that can prevent deaths. The complainant said several Ayurvedic doctors including himself had introduced Indigenous medicine which develops immunity in the body’s blood to fight the Covid-19 virus.the complainant is of the view that it is not reasonable for a large number of Covid-19 patients to die daily, despite the ability of indigenous medicine to cure these patients.
In his complaint, Dr. Rathnapala said such deaths were due to the arbitrary decision of the Directorgeneral of Health Services by vesting powers on the Western medical system to treat Covid-19 patients under the Quarantine Ordinance. The complainant said there are about 20,000 traditional Indigenous Ayurvedic doctors under the Ayurvedic Medical Council in the field of Indigenous Medicine and their contribution has not been adequately considered during the pandemic.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)
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