Dr Govinda KC, who is on the ninth day of his fast-unto-death strike, is seeing deterioration in health. A team of Nepal Army in a sky truck reached Dhangadi to bring Dr KC to Kathmandu but he has refused. The team, along with Kailali Chief District Officer Kiran Thapa, held talks with Dr KC but […]
Nepal Medical Association (NMA), an umbrella organization of medical doctors, has announced a series of protest programs starting Thursday demanding the government save the life of Dr Govinda KC. Issuing a press release on Wednesday, NMA said it would boycott all medical services except those related to emergency and COVID-19 from 9am to 11 am
By Nishant S.Gurung Resident doctors of the Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital along with other youths staged a protest in Baluwatar of Kathmandu on Tuesday to express their solidarity with Dr Govinda KC. Protestors stood on the road with banners that read “Dr, KC is not an individual, but a voice”, “We are with GKC”,
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The resident doctors of Kathmandu-based TU Teaching Hospital, Bir Hospital and Dharan-based B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, have decided to suspend services for two hours daily, except emergency and COVID-19 related-services, at their respective hospitals from today in order to put pressure on government to save Dr Govinda KC’s life and meet his demands.
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The Nepal Medical Association (NMA) issued a press release today to draw the government’s attention towards the worsening health of Dr Govinda KC. Dr KC has been staging his 19th relay hunger strike demanding reforms in the medical education sector since September 14. NMA, in its press statement, reminded the government that no initiative had
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Dr Govinda KC, who is staging his 19th fast-unto-death strike demanding improvement in medical education, was forcibly picked up by police on Saturday night and taken to Karnali Academy of Health Sciences. He was taken to the hospital, in defiance of his wishes, after his health started to deteriorate due to the hunger strike. He
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Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Govinda KC has begun his 19th fast-unto-death at the Babiramhasta Temple in Ranichaur, Chandannath Municipality-6 of Jumla from 2:00 pm, Monday. This is the second time he is staging a hunger strike in Jumla. Before this, he had staged a hunger strike at the Karnali Institute of Health Sciences last year.
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Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has been barred from providing free medical care services at a health post in the remote Dolpa district in the beginning of August. Dr KC informed about the restriction imposed on him through an opinion article published in online news portal Setopati on August 5. He wrote, “The Chair
Security personnel restrict Dr KC to his hotel, stop him from seeing other people Read Post »
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