15th Strike

• Dr Govinda KC started 15th strike in Jumla on June 30, 2018
• To protest against alternations made to the Medical Education Ordinance Replacement Bill

Key Demands

1. Withdraw Medical Education Bill
2. Comply with Medical Education Ordinance of Mathema Commission
3. 75% Scholarships in Government
4. 10 years restriction to open private medical college in Kathmandu
5. Do not allow more than 5 private college affiliations from 1 university

DEMANDS

1. Immediately present the bill to replace the Medical Education Ordinance and pass it without any change except for the provision on service period after postgraduation. Thereafter, give full shape to the Medical Education Commission by appointing executive vice-president among others and conduct entrance examination and other activities.
2. Ensure necessary infrastructure and manpower at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences for running MBBS and bachelor’s level studies. Expedite the work on Rapti Academy of Health Science and Geta Medical College. Set up government medical colleges in Panchthar-Ilam, Dadeldhura-Doti and Udayapur.
3. Immediately revoke ban on demonstrations at Maitighar Mandala area.
4. Take action against officials found guilty by the Medical Education Probe Commission. Restored the snatched powers of the IOM and grant IOM more autonomy.
5. Implement the report on office bearers’ standards determination committee prepared by the chairman of the University Grants Commission.
6. Scrap the Scholarship Management and Mobilization Procedures 2075 and introduce a provision of two years of compulsory service by doctors completing postgraduate studies through scholarships. Ensure that the postgraduate medical studies at all academic institutions including private ones are provided free of cost from the next fiscal year.
7. Make arrangements to manage the students of the now closed Janaki Medical College and immediately initiate action against those responsible for leaving the students in the lurch. Start work immediately to establish a government medical college in Province 2.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. For 10 years from the date of enactment of the Medical Education Act, letters of intent will not be issued to the private sector to open medical, dental and nursing colleges with bachelor’s level courses in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts of the Kathmandu Valley.
2. In case of those who have already received the letters of intent for establishing medical college in the Valley and have invested in infrastructure can sell their property to the government.
3. Those who have already received letters of intent for setting up medical colleges in the Kathmandu Valley will be provided incentives if they want to move outside the Kathmandu Valley.
4. Universities or the CTEVT cannot give permissions to colleges to teach courses which the universities or the CTEVT themselves do not teach
5. A university cannot grant affiliation to more than five medical colleges.
6. Medical colleges should allocate 75 percent of their total seats for free scholarships.
7. Accreditation for certificate-level programs under the CTEVT will be issued by a body provisioned by the directorate or the Medical Education Commission.
8. All technical courses related to medicine below the proficiency certificate level will be stopped.
9. The entrance examination for all certificate level courses related to medicine will be conducted by the CTEVT in coordination with the  Medical Education Commission
10. Public sector educational institutions should allocate at least 75 percent of their total seats for free scholarships and gradually increase free scholarship seats on the recommendation of the commission.
11. Medical colleges must run their own hospitals for at least three years before getting affiliation
12. All government-run educational institutions will provide postgraduate medical studies free of cost.
13. MBBS graduates will have to serve for one year each in the remote and urban areas.
14. In the provinces that do not have a medical college or academy, the government will start at least one medical college within five years.
15. A taskforce will be formed for starting student admissions at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences.
16. The government side gave briefing on progresses made so far on the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences and Geta Medical College.
17. Initiate action within two months against those found guilty by the Medical Education Probe Commission.
18. A taskforce will be formed within fifteen days to fix the criteria for the appointment of the office bearers at universities and various governments –run academies.