Dr. T. Jacob John discusses why conventional and modern medicine cannot integrate
M3 India Newsdesk May 06, 2018
Every system of medicine works for a common cause but, expecting vastly different therapeutic frameworks to blend into one comprehensive system would practically be impossible.
Dr. T. Jacob John, a noted epidemiologist, public health expert, and past Chairman of the Expert Advisory Group on Polio Eradication for GOI speaks about why two very different systems of medicine in India cannot merge to become one wholesome method of clinical practice.
Every system of medicine works for a common cause- to enable the unwell to get well. So, if the cause was the same, would it not be perfect if conventional and logical restorative frameworks were incorporated into one wholesome therapeutic solution? Under such a system a doctor would know all the methods of treatment and the patient could be treated with the best method possible, rather than the patient picking a specific system of treatment.
While, this may seem like the idyllic setup, expecting vastly different therapeutic frameworks to blend into one comprehensive system would practically be impossible. Conventional and modern medicine cannot intersect. To comprehend this crude reality, we must know where these therapeutic systems meet and where they divulge based on clear distinctions among them.
