Hundreds walked on to the roads of Kathmandu on August 5, 2017 in support of Dr Govinda KC’s demands for reforms in the country’s medical education sector.

Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, medical students, doctors are among others who joined the rally that went on from Maitighar Mandala till New Baneshwor.

In her address to the mass, Sushila Karki called on the public to extend their moral support to the agitating Dr Govinda and urged the government to address his demands soon.

Meanwhile, the Nepal Medical Association (NMA) warned that it would move on for a stern protest if the government makes further delays in addressing Govinda’s demands. NMA also decided to form a committee to pressurize the government in this regard.

“The government should not dismiss his fight saying that it is repeated every now and then. This fight is ours and we will support him wholeheartedly. Dr Govinda’s fight is to develop a better system in medical education and universities,” said former NMA President Dr Anjani Kumar Jha.

Dr Govinda has been on his 11^th hunger strike at TUTH since the past 13 days. Endorsement of the Health Profession Education Bill, which has been pending at the House since a year, is one of his major demands towards the formation of an overarching regulatory framework for the medical education sector.

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The government has formed a three-member committee to hold talks with Govinda on his demand for immediate endorsement of the Health Profession Education policy.

The three-member team led by the Education Secretary Shanta Bahadur Shrestha includes Health Secretary Kiran Regmi and PMO Secretary Gopi Mainali as its members.

Demanding an end to prevalent issues in the country’s medical sector, Govinda has been on fast-unto-death at TUTH, Maharajgunj in Kathmandu. This is the 11^th such hunger strike by Govinda, over the years, in his fight for reforms and ending anomalies in the Nepali medical sector.

With Govinda’s health deteriorating, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) appealed to the government to save Govinda’s life.

Govinda’s primary demand is for mandatory enrolment of meritorious students in private medical colleges that are enrolling candidates with low marks by collecting high fees.

Immediate endorsement of the Health Profession Education Bill (HPEC), granting authority to the Institute of Medicine to enroll students, set fees and grant affiliation, de-affiliation of medical colleges that defy directives of government and court are among Govinda’s key demands.

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