No need for Dr KC to stage hunger strike: Education Secy
The government, in response to the hunger strike being staged by Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, has said that there is no need to stage the protest as process is underway to address the demands put forth by the TUTH senior doctor.
The government, in response to the hunger strike being staged by Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, has said that there is no need for the TUTH senior doctor to stage protest as process is underway to address the demands.
Secretary at the Education Ministry Shanta Bahadur Shrestha said that Dr KC's protest is unnecessary as the demands put forth by him are in process of being addressed.
Dr KC launched his 11th indefinite hunger strike on Monday demanding an end to the anomalies in medical education and immediate endorsement of the Health Profession Education (HPE) bill.
The HPE bill tabled in Parliament more than a year ago is currently being reviewed at a parliamentary committee.
Meanwhile, The Tribhuvan University yesterday afternoon appointed Dr Pratap Narayan Prasad as the chief of the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj and Dr Dwarika Shrestha, Dr Rajendra Guragain, Dr Madhu Devkota and Mandira Pant were appointed assistant deans at the Institute of Medicine. The appointments address one of the demands of the fasting doctor.
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