Nurses' Union Leader Ends Hunger Strike After 19-Point Agreement with Government
Summary
Nurse activist Jyoti Ranabhat has ended her hunger strike after reaching a 19-point agreement with the government in Kathmandu. The deal covers nurses’ pay, service facilities, patient safety standards, and longer-term reforms in the health sector.
Key Points
- Nurse activist Jyoti Ranabhat ended her hunger strike after a 19-point agreement with the government negotiation team.
- The agreement will create a working group within 7 days to तयermine remuneration and service facilities for nurses, midwives and health workers, with work to be completed within 6 months.
- Immediate reforms include enforcing Minimum Service Standard and Patient Safety rules, revising deployment and entrance-exam policies, and updating the one-health-worker-one-institution standard.
- Long-term changes include creating positions to maintain nurse-to-patient ratios, phasing out contract services, filling permanent posts, and ensuring at least 25 percent risk allowance for nursing.
