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{{short description|Homeopathic medical college located in New Delhi}}
{{Infobox college
| name = Nehru Homeopathic Medical College
| image = Nehru Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = British MP Tredinnick in a group photo with all faculty members of NHMC & H
| mottoeng = Quality education and propagation of Homeopathy
| established = 1967
| type = [[Public university|Public]]
| affiliation = [[University of Delhi]]
| principal = Anu Kapoor
| address = [[Defence Colony]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| city = New Delhi
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.5712215|N|77.2284314|E|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| nickname = NHMC
| website = [http://nhmc.delhigovt.nic.in/ www.nhmc.delhigovt.nic.in]
}}

'''Nehru Homeopathic Medical College''' ('''NHMC''') is a homeopathic medical college located in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-07 |title=List of government hospitals in Delhi: Complete address, phone number |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/list-of-government-hospitals-in-delhi-complete-address-with-phone-number-1606275-2019-10-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016235410/https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/list-of-government-hospitals-in-delhi-complete-address-with-phone-number-1606275-2019-10-07 |archive-date=2020-10-16 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Misra |first=Rameshwar Prasad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBihWlNS9tsC&q=%22Nehru+Homeopathic+Medical+College%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA535 |title=Geography of Health: A Treatise on Geography of Life and Death in India |date=2007 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-8069-385-4 |language=en |access-date=2020-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016235349/https://books.google.com/books?id=hBihWlNS9tsC&q=%22Nehru+Homeopathic+Medical+College%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA535 |archive-date=2020-10-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> The college offers two courses in the field of [[Homeopathy|homeopathic]] education<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bills For Homeopathy, Medicine System Passed In Parliament |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/parliament-approves-bills-ensuring-homeopathy-indian-system-of-medicine-2295281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917052721/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/parliament-approves-bills-ensuring-homeopathy-indian-system-of-medicine-2295281 |archive-date=2020-09-17 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> A [[Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery]] (B.H.M.S) and [[MD (Homeopathy) in India|MD (Hom)]]. NHMC has been affiliated with [[University of Delhi]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Colleges - University of Delhi |url=http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=list-of-colleges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011035132/http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=list-of-colleges |archive-date=2020-10-11 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=du.ac.in}}</ref> since 1992 and functions under the Government of [[Delhi|National Capital Territory of Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nehru Homeopathic Medical College & Hospital |url=http://www.nhmc.delhigovt.nic.in/home.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903104050/http://www.nhmc.delhigovt.nic.in/home.html |archive-date=2020-09-03 |access-date=2020-09-07 |website=www.nhmc.delhigovt.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marilyn |date=2020-01-14 |title=HWC at the 2020 Homeoprophylaxis: Worldwide Choice conference in New Delhi, India |url=https://homeopathyworldcommunity.com/hwc-at-the-2020-hpwwc-conference/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016235349/https://homeopathyworldcommunity.com/hwc-at-the-2020-hpwwc-conference/ |archive-date=2020-10-16 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=HWC |language=en-US}}</ref> It is regarded as one of the topmost and premier Homeopathic Medical Colleges for B.H.M.S in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-06-30 |title=List of Top 12 Homeopathy Medical Colleges in India |url=https://www.gyanunlimited.com/education/list-of-top-12-homeopathy-medical-colleges-in-india/2309/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128064534/http://www.gyanunlimited.com/education/list-of-top-12-homeopathy-medical-colleges-in-india/2309/ |archive-date=2019-01-28 |access-date=2020-09-08 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Homeopathy(Medical) Colleges In India - 2020 Rankings, Fees, Placements |url=https://collegedunia.com/medical/homeopathy-colleges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722210037/http://collegedunia.com/medical/homeopathy-colleges |archive-date=2017-07-22 |access-date=2020-09-08 |website=Collegedunia |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
NHMC and Hospital<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Butler |first=Brendan F. |date=2006 |title=Healing Powers: A Look at Three Medical Traditions |url=https://cache.kzoo.edu/handle/10920/6179 |url-status=live |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808205628/https://cache.kzoo.edu/handle/10920/6179 |archive-date=2020-08-08 |access-date=2020-09-19}}</ref> attached to it was founded by [[Padma Bhushan]] winner [[Yudhvir Singh]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chopra |first=Prabha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acoBAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Nehru+Homeopathic+Medical+College%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA913 |title=Delhi Gazetteer |date=1976 |publisher=The Unit |language=en}}</ref> The foundation stone of the college building was laid by [[Sushila Nayyar]], Minister of Health and Family Welfare, India on 22 August 1963. The OPD<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theft of Womanhood – Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Role of Homeopathy |url=http://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache:NiEbYVCobbsJ:scholar.google.com/+%22Nehru+Homeopathic+Medical+College%22&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=scholar.googleusercontent.com}}</ref> Wing was inaugurated by [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] on 6 May 1964. Classes in the college were commenced from 1967 for DHMS Course, upgraded to BHMS course under the Board of Homoeopathic System of Medicine. On 1 September 1972 this institution was handed over by the Yudhvir Singh Charitable Trust to University of Delhi Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-28 |title=EDUCATION - DelhiHomeo.com |url=http://www.delhihomeo.com/education.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028143950/http://www.delhihomeo.com/education.htm |archive-date=2016-10-28 |access-date=2020-09-11}}</ref>

After the procurement of Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital by [[Government of Delhi]], [[Jugal Kishore (physician)|Jugal Kishore]] was made its first director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr Jugal Kishore Passed Away {{!}} Homeopathy Resource by Homeobook.com |url=https://www.homeobook.com/dr-jugal-kishore-passed-away/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115173942/http://www.homeobook.com/dr-jugal-kishore-passed-away/ |archive-date=2017-11-15 |access-date=2020-09-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Controversies ==

=== COVID-19 Hospital objection ===
On April 16, 2020 NHMC & Hospital was declared to be dedicated for the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] patients by Delhi government.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-04-09 |title=Data {{!}} Where are the coronavirus hotspots in India? |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-the-coronavirus-hotspots-in-india/article31293393.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2020-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906203821/https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-the-coronavirus-hotspots-in-india/article31293393.ece |archive-date=2020-09-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> After this decision many of the [[Defence Colony]] residents living near the hospital premises had raised their concerns about hospital management and safety issues in handling COVID-19 patients.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-03-18 |title=Coronavirus {{!}} Harsh Vardhan reviews actions taken and further preparedness |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-harsh-vardhan-reviews-actions-taken-and-further-preparedness/article31098879.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2020-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319154110/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-harsh-vardhan-reviews-actions-taken-and-further-preparedness/article31098879.ece |archive-date=2020-03-19 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Major (Retired) Ranjit Singh, the President of the Defence Colony RWA had also written a letter to Delhi Chief Minister [[Arvind Kejriwal]] about the risks associated with shifting COVID-19 patients to Nehru hospital<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-23 |title=Experts call for national database on coronavirus |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/experts-call-for-national-database-on-coronavirus/story-gtk0VU9B1puqizWCaOd8DJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826000819/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/experts-call-for-national-database-on-coronavirus/story-gtk0VU9B1puqizWCaOd8DJ.html |archive-date=2020-08-26 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and also raised questions on reliability of homeopathic hospitals. However, Anu Kapoor,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-15 |title=Coronavirus outbreak: In Delhi's Defence Colony, Covid positive domestic help made to wait hours for ambulance |url=https://newsd.in/coronavirus-outbreak-in-delhi-defence-colony-covid-positive-domestic-help-made-to-wait-hours-for-ambulance/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516194120/https://newsd.in/coronavirus-outbreak-in-delhi-defence-colony-covid-positive-domestic-help-made-to-wait-hours-for-ambulance/ |archive-date=2020-05-16 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=Newsd.in |language=en-US}}</ref> Medical Superintendent of Nehru Hospital told [[Mail Today]] that they were only in preparation mode for converting the hospital into a dedicated COVID-19 hospital at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-21 |title=Defence Colony residents object to new Covid-19 hospital |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/defence-colony-residents-object-to-new-covid-19-hospital-1669198-2020-04-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621154012/https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/defence-colony-residents-object-to-new-covid-19-hospital-1669198-2020-04-21 |archive-date=2020-06-21 |access-date=2020-09-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-21 |title=Nearly a Quarter Have Had Covid-19 in India's Capital New Delhi |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/nearly-a-quarter-have-had-covid-19-in-india-s-capital-new-delhi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723021750/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/nearly-a-quarter-have-had-covid-19-in-india-s-capital-new-delhi |archive-date=2020-07-23 |access-date=2020-09-19 |website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Central Council of Homeopathy]]
* [[National Institute of Homoeopathy]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.nhmc.delhigovt.nic.in/}}

[[Category:Universities and colleges in Delhi]]
[[Category:Ministry of AYUSH]]
[[Category:Homeopathic education]]
[[Category:Medical colleges in Delhi]]
[[Category:University of Delhi]]

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