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Medical doctors shut down all health institutions in Nepal
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May 23, 2010, Sunday
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ALLY of medical doctors in Nepal have shut down all health institutions including public and private hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes across the country today.
Demanding the whereabouts of Dr. Bhaktaman Shrestha, Executive Director of BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, who is missing since Tuesday, Nepali doctors are protesting to pressurize government.
However, doctors will continue emergency and indoor health services tying "black band" on their hand as a symbol of protest.
Earlier yesterday, Nepal Medical Association (NMA) had issued a 48 hours ultimatum to the government to investigate the case and on Friday they submitted petition to Minister for Home Affairs Bhim Rawal.
Missing doctor Shrestha presumed to be kidnapped by unidentified group on his way back to home from hospital on Tuesday evening.
"This is the highly reputed profession of a society but even this sector is not aloof of threats and intimidation. Health workers are being terrorized and attacked haphazardly in one or other case. We are protesting against this trend in Nepal," Dr. Kedar Narshing KC, President of NMA told Xinhua today over telephone.
"We are not just demanding whereabouts of Dr. Shrestha but also demanding for professional security," he said adding, "We want government to give especial security to health workers and health institution."
However, Jyoti Baniya, President of Consumer's Forum Nepal said that health service is the most essential service that public need so closing all health institutions is awful legally as well as morally.
With the closure of health institutions nationwide hundreds of thousands of Nepalis will be deprived of their rights to health service, Baniya told Xinhua.
According to Dr. KC, there are more than 59 public hospitals in 75 districts across Nepal, 12 of those are zonal hospitals. Nepal has 17 medical colleges whereas more than 500 nursing homes.
There are 9,000 doctors registered in Nepal Medical Council and 4,000 are the members of NMA. KC emphasized that 50 percent of these registered doctors are flying abroad due to the lack of proper security in Nepal, also seeking better opportunities and higher education.
Demanding the whereabouts of Dr. Bhaktaman Shrestha, Executive Director of BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, who is missing since Tuesday, Nepali doctors are protesting to pressurize government.
However, doctors will continue emergency and indoor health services tying "black band" on their hand as a symbol of protest.
Earlier yesterday, Nepal Medical Association (NMA) had issued a 48 hours ultimatum to the government to investigate the case and on Friday they submitted petition to Minister for Home Affairs Bhim Rawal.
Missing doctor Shrestha presumed to be kidnapped by unidentified group on his way back to home from hospital on Tuesday evening.
"This is the highly reputed profession of a society but even this sector is not aloof of threats and intimidation. Health workers are being terrorized and attacked haphazardly in one or other case. We are protesting against this trend in Nepal," Dr. Kedar Narshing KC, President of NMA told Xinhua today over telephone.
"We are not just demanding whereabouts of Dr. Shrestha but also demanding for professional security," he said adding, "We want government to give especial security to health workers and health institution."
However, Jyoti Baniya, President of Consumer's Forum Nepal said that health service is the most essential service that public need so closing all health institutions is awful legally as well as morally.
With the closure of health institutions nationwide hundreds of thousands of Nepalis will be deprived of their rights to health service, Baniya told Xinhua.
According to Dr. KC, there are more than 59 public hospitals in 75 districts across Nepal, 12 of those are zonal hospitals. Nepal has 17 medical colleges whereas more than 500 nursing homes.
There are 9,000 doctors registered in Nepal Medical Council and 4,000 are the members of NMA. KC emphasized that 50 percent of these registered doctors are flying abroad due to the lack of proper security in Nepal, also seeking better opportunities and higher education.
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