MP Toshima Karki Draws Government's Attention to Healthcare Worker Issues
Summary
MP Dr. Toshima Karki has urged the government to address the problems of healthcare workers, including low facilities for resident doctors and the lack of a clear strategy to send doctors to rural areas. She said recommendations from a ministry task force on intern doctors’ allowances have gone unimplemented for 80 days.
Key Points
- Dr. Toshima Karki raised concerns about exploitation of healthcare workers and poor conditions for resident doctors at a committee meeting in Kathmandu.
- She said the government has failed to create a concrete strategy to address manpower shortages and deploy doctors to rural areas.
- Karki criticized the delay in implementing a ministry task force report that recommended 50 percent of the subsistence allowance for intern doctors.
- She called the current situation in district and basic hospitals extremely dire and urged coordinated action across all three levels of government.
