Kathmandu, Aug. 31: The government has begun to address the demands of senior orthopedic surgeon of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) Prof Dr Govinda KC.
The Ministry of Education has begun to implement the 73-point suggestions out of 85-points suggested by the Commission led by former Vice-chancellor of Tribhuvan University Kedar Bhakta Mathema.
Dr KC is in a hunger strike for the sixth time from last Monday. Prof Dr KC started the fast-unto-death putting an eight-point demand for the overhaul of medical science education sector. He has also expressed dissatisfaction over the government’s indifference to implement the report on Nepal’s health education policy submitted by the taskforce led by former Vice-chancellor of Tribhuvan University Kedar Bhakta Mathema.
Meanwhile, joint secretary at the Ministry of Education Dr Hari Lamsal who is the member-secretary at the commission shared that the Ministry has held discussions on how to address all 85-point suggestion given by the commission though 73-point suggestions are on the verge of implementation.
A meeting was held among Executive Director at the National Reconstruction Authority Dr Govinda Raj Pokhrel, chief secretary Dr Som Lal Subedi and Ministry of Health officials to address the issue.
Similarly, senior cardiologist and member at the commission Dr Bhagwan Koirala said that the suggestion given by the commission strengthens the quality of medical science education in the country. He added that medical sciences education should not taken lightly as running a tea shop.
Nepal Medical Association chair Anjani Kumar Jha said that the issues raised by Dr KC were right and was the only means of improving the medical science sector.
On the other hand, Nepalgunj Medical College chair S K Kadauriya said the seats for teaching medical science should not be decreased.
Birat Medical College chair Gyanendra Karki added that private colleges would be closed if the Mathema Report was implemented. RSS
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