<p class="title">Director of Bengaluru-based Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Dr C N Manjunath said on Saturday that the 'maldistribution' of doctors in semi-urban and rural areas is due to a lack of conducive working atmosphere.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is no safety for doctors because of local political interference," Dr Manjunath stressed while addressing a gathering at 'Spectrum', a cardiology conference, organised by A J Hospital and Research Centre at Hotel Ocean Pearl.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Karnataka enjoys a health ratio of one doctor for every 5,000 population. Even if the state had millions of doctors, there will be fewer doctors working in villages,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Manjunath said the medical field is a war zone because of IDIOT (Internet Derived Information Obstruction Treatment) syndrome. The doctors have become a soft target in the country, he said and added that Internet may have connected the world, but it has disconnected people from their friends, he said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the doctors have become high-risk for all lifestyle diseases. “ An annual health camp for doctors is the need of the hour,” he said as the audience roared with laughter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof S G S Prabhu, former head of Cardiology Department, KMC, Manipal, inaugurated the 'Spectrum'. AJ Institute of Medical Sciences Dean Dr Ashok Hegde, A J Group Institutions President A J Shetty, Conference Organising Chairman Dr B V Manjunath and others were present.</p>
<p class="title">Director of Bengaluru-based Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Dr C N Manjunath said on Saturday that the 'maldistribution' of doctors in semi-urban and rural areas is due to a lack of conducive working atmosphere.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There is no safety for doctors because of local political interference," Dr Manjunath stressed while addressing a gathering at 'Spectrum', a cardiology conference, organised by A J Hospital and Research Centre at Hotel Ocean Pearl.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Karnataka enjoys a health ratio of one doctor for every 5,000 population. Even if the state had millions of doctors, there will be fewer doctors working in villages,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr Manjunath said the medical field is a war zone because of IDIOT (Internet Derived Information Obstruction Treatment) syndrome. The doctors have become a soft target in the country, he said and added that Internet may have connected the world, but it has disconnected people from their friends, he said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the doctors have become high-risk for all lifestyle diseases. “ An annual health camp for doctors is the need of the hour,” he said as the audience roared with laughter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof S G S Prabhu, former head of Cardiology Department, KMC, Manipal, inaugurated the 'Spectrum'. AJ Institute of Medical Sciences Dean Dr Ashok Hegde, A J Group Institutions President A J Shetty, Conference Organising Chairman Dr B V Manjunath and others were present.</p>
