India, Aug. 5 -- A day after the state government approved the conditional registration of homoeopaths, allowing them to dispense allopathy medicines in remote and rural areas, Mankhurd-based Dr Neha Siddharth Pawar on Tuesday became the first homoeopath in Maharashtra and the country to be registered by the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC). The next round of registrations is expected to start today.

"This is a historic victory for homoeopaths, who will now be able to officially prescribe allopathic medicines. This marks equality for homeopaths with allopathic doctors, and will go a long way in improving healthcare in rural areas," said Dr Yogesh Bhalerao, national working president of the Integrated Doctors Association. Maharashtra is ...