A lifetime of protest, a mission still unfulfilled
Summary
Dr. Govinda KC started his 24th hunger strike demanding annulment of controversial appointments at Shahid Dashrath Chand University of Health Sciences and reforms in medical education in Nepal.
Key Points
- Dr. Govinda KC began his 24th hunger strike in Dhangadhi demanding annulment of appointments of Vice-Chancellor and Registrar at Shahid Dashrath Chand University of Health Sciences.
- The government appointed Prof. Dr. Sunil Kumar Joshi as Vice-Chancellor and Dr. Bhim Bahadur Chand as Registrar amid allegations of conflict of interest and lack of transparency.
- Dr. KC demands amendments to the appointment criteria to allow wider competition and the swift implementation of the National Medical Education Act, 2019 to make medical education non-profit.
- Dr. KC criticizes the Medical Education Commission's policy of increasing MBBS seats in private medical colleges with insufficient infrastructure and cutting scholarships.
