Mumbai, Sept. 18 -- Healthcare services across Maharashtra are likely to be hit as doctors under the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Central Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) are observing a statewide token strike on Thursday, against the Maharashtra Medical Council's (MMC's) decision to allow homeopathic practitioners with a Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP) to register and practise allopathy. Doctors claim that the move compromises patient safety and undermines modern medical standards. IMA says that a one-year CCMP course cannot be equated with 5.5 years of MBBS. "We will not conduct OPDs, elective surgeries or routine medical services from 8 am on Thursday to 8 am on Friday. This is not against homeopathy, but against the government's move that threatens patient safety," said Dr Santosh Kadam, IMA Maharashtra president.HTC...