The present controversy surrounding Therapist Jay is
a reminder that we need to properly evaluate our decisions of whom to give the
right to take care of our health. We should also be vigilant to the things
happening around us in our vicinity. For this we need to properly equip
ourselves with adequate knowledge to ward of these kinds of situations which
have been coming up in the Nagaland health sector for quite some time. Recently,
with the increase in popularity of AYUSH sector many have started to join this
popularity and a lot of quakes, fake doctors are also coming up riding on the
popularity trend.
Screenshot of
certificates produced by therapist Jay.
AYUSH system is an acronym for A-Ayurveda, Y-Yoga
& Naturopathy, U-Unani, S-Siddha Sowa Rigpa, H-Homeopathy but general
public knows only Ayush. Each of this is a five-and-a-half-year course, in
which four-and-a-half-year is dedicated to study and one year of compulsory
Rotatory Internship.
For getting admission in this Ayush courses, we need
the education Qualification of 10+2 (Science) with NEET-UG Qualification marks
in the Exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), only then an individual
is able to take admission to AYUSH courses. Previously, after completion of the
course and the internship, an individual was eligible to register in State or
National registration board to practice in Ayurveda, but recently, the National
Commission of Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has introduced The National
Exit Test (NExT). The test is mandatory for licensing and enrollment in State
or National Registers by Ayurveda graduates after completing a one-year
internship, and the structure is problem-based examination featuring clinical
case scenarios, images, and videos to evaluate practical skills. Only those who
clear this test will be able to practice Ayurveda. This are all the pain a
student has to take to study Ayurveda and get a degree in Ayurveda which spans
approximately six years.
Also, some Para-Medical courses in Ayurveda recognised
and run by institutes under Ministry of Ayush are enumerated in the table
below. All these courses are job-oriented and recognised courses:
The present case of Therapist Jay aka Md Babul Ali,
a resident of Choonsali, Noonmati Kamrup Assam, is an example of playing with
the life of many people. His audacity of setting up a clinic, teaching and
giving letters so that they can open massage centres, as said by him, raises
serious questions in every aspect. His claims of having Diploma certificates
are questionable. A few points observed in the certificates as presented by him
are enumerated in the tabular form given below.
A Panchakarma therapist is a person who has to work
under an Ayurveda Doctor (B.A.M.S) and take instructions from the doctor to
conduct the panchakarma procedure. A therapist cannot open his clinic or train
someone as he/ she is to work under an Ayurveda doctor. These are some of the
problems related with diploma and certificates of Therapist Jay
Clarification on Permission to Start and Run a
Clinic by Therapist Jay:
Each and every state has different steps of opening
a clinic. The first step is to have a trading license under the name of the
clinic to be run along with all the credentials of the concerned doctor
obtained from the concerned Municipal and Certificate of Registration under
Clinical Establishment Act of the concerned State. It is to be checked whether
all these documents have been obtained by therapist Jay prior to opening of the
clinic. These are some of the problems related with permission to start and run
clinic by Therapist Jay.
Conclusion:
There is a great saying “Health is Wealth”, so to take care of our health is an
important subject. A lot has been said and done but the question still remains:
Is therapist Jay Real or Fake; is he eligible to run a clinic; is his Degree
Valid; can he Train or Teach or issue letters to open massage centres? The
answer is No. All degrees produced by therapist Jay do not fulfill the criteria
of a Diploma. Neither the name of the courses is in alignment of recognition from
a Certified Body. Regarding opening of a clinic, the answer is, he does not
have a requisite degree to do so, neither the permission, as he has to work
under an Ayurveda doctor. A humble request to all social media influencers and
YouTubers, that before promoting any healthcare professionals, it’s always
better to get a background check and get the documents verified from authentic
sources.
Dr. Imlikumba
B.A.M.S, MD
(Panchkarma)
North Eastern
Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research
Pasighat,
Arunachal Pradesh
(An Autonomous
Institute under Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India)
Disclaimer: The views presented here is that of
Dr. Imlikumba’s and it does not reflect the views of his affiliating institute
or the organization he belongs to.
