Read the Statement by Kerala doctors
Read Press Note by AIPSN On the arrest of Jacob Vadakkanchery
A self-styled “natural healer” Jacob Vadakkanchery was recently arrested, in Kerala, for campaigning
against the use of a medicine, doxycycline at a time when the state is recovering from devastation, caused by unprecedented rain.
Some have criticized this move, as an infringement on his right to express his opinion
about this drug.
Such criticism is uncalled for since Jacob Vadakkanchery’s pronouncements and actions
have posed a threat to the government’s and many medical practitioners, who have voluntarily come forward to mitigate the health risks that Kerala’s population faces, in the wake of the recent rain and floods.