Ethics Of Indian Healthcare ｜ Dr. Sanjay Nagral ｜ Gastrointestinal Surgeon ｜ The Faye D'souza Show

The Faye D'souza Show Dr. Sanjay Nagral is an expert gastrointestinal surgeon with a career spanning three decades, considered among the top 10 gastroenterologists in India. He performed a vital role in the first successful liver transplant in India. Dr. Nagral is on the editorial board of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics and is a regular newspaper columnist on the subject of medical ethics in India Do watch the full interview to know the inspiring gastrointestinal surgeon Dr. Sanjay Nagral 00:00- Introduction 03:28- The Dolo controversy: Has someone bribed my doctor to prescribe me a certain medicine? 08:22- Gifts from Pharma brands to doctors: Where do we draw the line? 12:50- Hospitals ask us to buy medicines from them which are cheaper at the pharmacy. Is this ethical? 18:04- Doctors owning hospitals: They are incentivized to drum up revenue 21:42- In India, you get the best care if you can afford it but what happens to people who can’t afford it? What are the issues within that system too? 26:50- People turning to private hospitals for “better treatment” 30:09- Why do medical students want to study in government hospitals but work in the private sector? 35:10- Better service is always associated with the private sector and the services in the public sector are associated with weak systems. 38:26- Why do doctors keep the patients waiting? 41: 15- Do you recommend patients google their diseases and symptoms? 44:11- Should patients look up the medicines being prescribed to them? 45:29- Companies that launched during covid claim cures for different diseases. 49:04- Should we make all pharmaceutical companies including Ayurveda and Ayush follow certain rules about what they claim? 51:05- Certain medicines are not regulated in the process of manufacture: The Gambia cough syrup controversy. 56:35: The Uttar Pradesh Mosambi Juice mishap. 58:04- Why is the Indian medical education system so stressed out? 01:04: 34- Representation through the reservation 01:09:15- What made you become a doctor? 01:16:09- Can fundamental triaging be moved to AI? 01:17: 24- Is there any research on whether the frequent heart attacks are being caused due to covid or vaccines? 01:22: 08- Has covid improved our scientific temper as a society? 01:23:21: Ending #ethicsofindianhealthcare #drsanjaynagral #thefayedsouzashow #livertransplant #fayedsouza #coronavirus #covidvaccine #uttarpradeshmosambijuicemishap #ayurveda #thegambiacoughsyrupcontroversy