Geta medical institute set to start classes before its teaching hospital is fully equipped
Summary
Martyr Dasharath Chand University of Health Sciences in Geta plans to start academic programmes in February 2027, but doctors and hospital staff say the teaching hospital is not yet fully equipped to support medical education. Critics allege the approval was pushed through under political pressure, while university officials insist the required standards have been met.
Key Points
- Martyr Dasharath Chand University of Health Sciences plans to begin classes in February 2027, with 90 seats approved across MBBS, nursing, laboratory technology and optometry.
- Doctors, employees and campaigner Dr Govinda KC argue that the teaching hospital lacks enough staff, wards, equipment and operational services for the programmes to start safely.
- University officials say the approval followed an on-site inspection and that remaining infrastructure, faculty and service gaps will be completed before students arrive.
- The university has also signed long-term agreements with four provincial hospitals, raising further doubts about whether it can fully develop its own teaching hospital.
