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    A thread for news about ME/CFS and associated illnesses in India.
     
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    Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)—An invisible long-term illness that affects women more than men
    According to experts, due to a lack of awareness and insufficient research, the diagnosis of CFS in India is quite difficult. Several researchers pointed out that medical school textbooks around the globe have little or no descriptions of this condition.

    Written by Sushmita Panda
    Updated: June 20, 2022 3:40:39 pm
    https://www.financialexpress.com/he...ess-that-affects-women-more-than-men/2566712/
     
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    The Supreme Court directs the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to consider people with ME/CFS Dec 2022

    from: Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks

    Source: Medical Dialogues
    Date: December 6, 2022
    Author: Barsha Misra
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    https://medicaldialogues.in/news/he...nic-fatigue-syndrome-sc-directs-centre-103586


    Examine ways to improve conditions of people suffering from Chronic
    Fatigue Syndrome: SC Directs Centre
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    New Delhi: The Supreme Court recently directed the Union Ministry of
    Health and Family Welfare for examining the means for betterment of the
    conditions of people suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Myalgic
    Encephalomyelitis.
     
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    Here's the link to the Supreme Court ruling:
    https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/supreme-court-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-192999.pdf
    I think the article is a bit more positive than the actual Supreme Court ruling. I think the judges ruled that the delay in providing the good care that might have been expected as a result of the 2017 National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases is ok. But that if the petitioner was to submit a request to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the court has provided support for a review of the matter by experts.

    Of course, the key thing is 'which experts?'.

    I think the petitioner is P. Sreenivasa Chakravarthy - good on them.
    There is also a list of people 'for the petitioner' who I assume are advisors for the petitioner:
    Mr. S.P. Singh, Sr. Adv.
    Mr. Rakesh Khanna, Sr. Adv.
    Mr. Gopal Verma, AOR
    Mr. Umang Verma, Adv
    Mr. Ganganmeet Singh Sachdeva, Adv.
    Ms. Ramya Khanna, Adv.

    It would be terrific if the petitioner could be alerted to forum, so that they could get some international support for taking on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
     
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