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Kathmandu, Nepal: The government’s talk tea and the representatives of the agitating Dr. Govinda KC are going to hold a decisive talk today with the aim to end the end the hunger strike of Dr KC and to resume the heath service in the country.
As the fast-into-death strike of the senior surgeon at Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) entered into 21st day on Saturday, not only the health condition of agitating Dr. KC is deteriorating but also the entre medical sector of the country is affected.
Health services except emergency were shut across the country for an hour on Friday and two hours will be shut today in the urge of the Nepal Medical Association (NMA). It is said that such a shut of hospitals will be increased by one hour per day unless the government address the demands raised by Dr. KC.
Hundreds of patients, who visited Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for treatment, were compelling to return without medication as TUTH resident doctors continued to shut all services except emergency.
Considering the situation that people have been depriving even from the fundamental right to get treatment, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged medical organizations to ensure that health services in all health facilities of the nation were delivered uninterrupted.
The NHRC had already urged the government to pay appropriate attention to the strike of Dr. KC.
