The much-debated Nepal medical education bill is finally endorsed!<\/p>\n
On January 09, 2019, the Education and Health Committee of the House of Representatives passed the National Medical Education Bill.<\/p>\n
The revised bill was endorsed with support from two-thirds majority of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP).<\/p>\n
However, the said bill contradicts the agreement<\/a> signed between the Nepal Government<\/a> and medical education reform activist Dr Govinda KC<\/a>.<\/p>\n Lawmakers from the opposition Nepali Congress (NC) were dissatisfied with its contents and voted against it, asking that the agreement signed with Dr Govinda KC be respected.<\/p>\n Congress Lawmakers also presented a seven-point note of dissent during the committee meeting, arguing that the bill failed to fulfill the requirements of Dr KC\u2019s agreement.<\/p>\n Justifying NCP\u2019s amendments to the Medical Bill, one of its lawmakers Yogesh Bhattarai said that the bill has truly honored the deals decided with Dr KC.<\/p>\n \u201cSome people may feel that the endorsement of the bill manipulated or violated the deals reached with Dr KC. In fact, this is win-win for both the government and Dr KC. I would say this is also the victory of Dr KC<\/span>,” Bhattarai argued.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The government also received criticism from former Health Minister and NC lawmaker Gagan Thapa who accused it of betraying people\u2019s trust by not honoring the deals with KC.<\/p>\n “The bill has undoubtedly breached the deals reached with Dr KC,” said Thapa<\/span> adding that the bill was endorsed in favor of some government officials interest\u2019s and influence of some businessmen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The bill is in alignment with Dr KC demands when it states that a university cannot grant affiliation to more than five medical colleges.<\/p>\n However, it sharply deviates from the original agreement stating that institutions outside the Kathmandu Valley<\/a> will be exempted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The much-debated Nepal medical education bill is finally endorsed! On January 09, 2019, the Education and…<\/span><\/p>\nPoint of Contradiction<\/h4>\n