Homeopathy, Are They Doctors?

I really don’t know what the medical laws say in Pakistan about the mentioning of homeopathic specialists as doctors. It has become a stereotype to call a homeopathic person, a doctor.

I myself know many people, who opted to become a homeopathic “doctor” over night, after failing in every other walk of life. I had a buddy in college, who was hopeless in biology as well as in maths. He was as bleak in chemistry as he was insoluble in English. He is now a Homeo doctor and surprisingly enough has got many patients.

A typical MBBS doctor in Pakistan gets his degree after a long, painful and frustrating journey. After surpassing a fierce competition in FSc, he competes in the entry test of medical colleges, then he just becomes a study machine throughout his five years in the medical college, and those five years are yet another story of misery, awful atrocities, terrible schedules and cut-throat competition. After five years, the poor doctor normally does one year house job and then he has to read some more years to get any specialization and so on.

But these homeo doctors are strange lucky species. They don’t have to study. They don’t have to know the ins and outs of human anatomy or anything else. They don’t know a thing about medicine, pathology or any other medical field, yet they call themselves a doctor.

Now a days a new dangerous trend has caught on. By exploiting the poverty of common people, some homeo doctors have started to prescribe the alopathic medicine to the patients at very cheap rates. Number of such criminal homeos and hakeems is increasing rapidly and they are reaching almost 1 million in Pakistan. They are not only conducting their evil business in public openly, but are also advertising in the media with all the fanfare.

Government should take stern action against such spineless creatures. Pakistan medical and dental council should also come forward and play its part to raise awareness in the masses.


37 thoughts on “Homeopathy, Are They Doctors?”

  1. sir what ever homeopaths r better than alopaths because they cure the disease from the ground root but in alopaths they just only give high potencies to satisfy patient.i have seen so many old people who only take homeopathic medicines instead of taking alopathic medicines who make side affects to people and at the end they just make money instead of providing welfare to the people.remember i m not homeopath but i would say homeopathic is becoming more and more popular day by day so as to be inspired by homoepathic i m making plan to get admission in homepathic college.

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  2. For kind information of allopathy-lovers, even if homeopaths do not have sufficient knowledge of anatomy, it makes no difference because we don’t have to steel kidneys of the patients. We are happy that at least our medicines have no side effects and we have treatment for most of the diseases. Allopathy has no treatment for over 250 diseases but they never accept. They keep robbing the patients in the name of tests and investigations, which we don’t do. We are proud to be homeopaths. There are many homeopathy-related websites in Pakistan doing wonderful job. Write “homeopathy in Pakistan” in search box of Google, you will get a list.

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  3. I am not satisfy with the comment publised on the front page
    It is lack of knowledge.I am still the student of 4th year final
    but i even not single allopathic dose in last 4 year.even my daughter and my father and other family member use homeopathic medicine.He says about the anatomy We studied all subject Pathalogy etc It depend on the person you will find many MBBS doctor also who have not good practice.But some have good practice. What are the fundamentals of homeopathy he should know.I am ready to guide him to my brother please send my message to that person who is not aware about homeopathy.

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  4. Does any body had seen the Indian curriculum for BHMS, Its even at present far uncompetitive and has deficiencies than our DHMS. Yes there are weaknesses with regard to implementation in every field of Pakistan. But as far as structure and system of Pakistan India is far behind. See my counter email for reference please ignore the name who is addressed:

    I think miss Amna is not living in Pakistan or she had nightmare at some night after taking couple of Allopathic drugs( such contraindications are included in there prescriptions). The answer to whole of nonsense is very time taking so lets come to the point and to the answers. Homeopathic doctors at every street corner impossible I have not watch any such kind of maga practicing in Pakistan. In some areas of Pakistan I really have to look in search for H/Doctors. To become a Homeopathic doctor one has to complete 4 years of full time professional course containing all Medical as well as cli9nical sciences subjects far more than BDS and few less then MBBS ( get a copy of curriculum of National council for Homeopathy Ministry of Health in english and try to discover). Entry qualification is now metric with science but if admitted has to pass intermediate level physics, chemistry and biology. Note that me myself and most of the students are already MSc or BSc more qualified then for MBBS admissions.

    Miss Amna before spilling your filth try to research if your a qualified too I believe. Homeopathic doctors of Pakistan are very competent some have passed the UAE MOH exam for liscensing and practicing there. The attire you describe is also seems that you don’t make discrimination between typical Hakeems (unqualified) and quacks and homeopathic doctors, have you ever got chance to see the PMDC registration list of members by photos a person like you might suggest some of these MBBS doctors as conductors. Please try to see that too. There are so many Allopathic compounders practicing in Pakistan I think you are impressed by them and there attire so you don’t try to spoke against them. To many MBBS doctors are reverting to Homeopathic medicine ( can give you the reference of all those above claims if you have time for facts).

    Finally there are some Homeopathic doctors just like allopathic doctors who are black sheep in our profession but that does not mean that every body is wrong. And most of above the cousins you describe I don’t know how they become what ever in 2 years there are dubious schools giving courses that are not recognized in Pakistan and even they don’t belong to any country (self Pakistani originated), so may be these are delivering such kind of education. More over whats your ideas about allopathic doctors from Chandka, SMC, AND OTHERS government medical colleges few years before. If you are not born at that time (hopefully yes) then try to read news. the last and but not least government (ministry of Health) is not seriously implementing the rules as in PMDC. hopefully you satisfied if not get some treatment from HOMEOPATHIC DOCTOR they are good councellors too with some good medications.

    FOR MORE DETAILS LOG ON TO THIS “WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION” SOON WILL BE ADDED TO MOH PAKISTAN TOO.

    http://www.nchpakistan.com/

    and compare the courses taught in Indian BHMS. by getting into the AYUSH site ministry of health India.

    JEAYA PAKISTAN JEAYA HOMEOPATHY

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  5. Dr. Mohapatra, in Pakistan anyone can become a homeopath. There was a time when it wasn’t necessary to study homeopathy, all you needed was a certificate from a Grade 17 government officer that you had sufficient knowledge of the subject and were qualified to practice. Later, of course, many colleges sprouted up, but the quality of homeopaths in Pakistan is very bad. People go to them because they are scared of surgery. Most Pakistanis believe that allopathic (western) medicines can actually make you sick, while others think that they can be cured only by taking herbal medicines. And if a Pakistani is sexually weak, he thinks only hakims or homeopaths can make him strong again. You should read my post “a month of homeopathy” which I posted on Chowrangi a few months back. This post is also on my blog.

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  6. It’s a regretful commet by F.Mirza about homoeo doctors.Because of an Indian I don’t know the qualities of homoeo doctors in Pakistan,but I agree that they should have proper knowledge about the medical subjects i.e.anatomy,physiology,pathology,gynaecology,obstetrics etc. “Knowledge of disease” as mentioned by father of homoeopathy Samuel Hahnemann covered all these things. Cure by homoeo medicines with desired medical cannot be denied.If anybody including F.Mirza want to see the efficacy of homoeopathy, they are most welcome at anu circumstances. Dr.M.P.Mohapatra.M.D.(Homoeo),India.

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  7. Aslamoalikum my friends i am agree with you as you are saying,personaly i am still doing to increase skill and insha Allah one day i will prove my self as good Homoeopathic Doctor, but dear i will invite you to all if you think Homoeopathic medical system in pakistan is not as shoud be so plz do help and try to make it on your wills yes i am graduate simple and DHMS but alwasy try to improve my skill and knowledge

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  8. The standard of language used by H/Dr. Qasim Saif to write his comment is enough to indicate his mental caliber and level of education. I am a homeopath myself but would still agree with F Mirza that Pakistani homeopaths lack basic knowledge required to practice any kind of medicine. I don’t want to strip them here but the fact is that they are incompetent. They cannot explain even their own methodology of treatment. They themselves do not understand why homeopathy treats by symptoms.

    There is nothing wrong with homeopathy. It is a wonderful system but unfortunately it has been taken up by poorly educated lot and that is what goes against homeopathy. This is why people find it convenient to speak against homeopathy and homeopaths.

    I would advise the community of homeopaths to improve their level of education and understanding of their own profession otherwise they will remain under fire and will never gain respect that a good professional deserves.

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  9. ITS MEAN YOU DONT KNOW PROPERLY TO THE HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL SYSTEM,FOR YOUR KIND INFORMATION BHMS DEGREE HOLDERS DOCTORS KNOW VERY WELL DIFRENCE BETWEEN ASPREN AND PARACETAMOL. CAN YOU TEL ME DIFRECE BETWEEN NUX VOMICA AND NAJA… TEL TEL? WE HAVE OUR OWN MEDICAL SYSTEM FIRST YOU TEL ME WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT HOMOEOPATIC, WHEN YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT THIS DONT PASS COMENT OK,FIRST STUDY AND THEN PASS YOUR COMENTS
    HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTOR QASIM SAIF

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