Run MBBS and other programs at Karnali Institute of Health Sciences by providing immediate infrastructure and manpower.
Make the use of masks and social distance mandatory by expanding the PCR test and to end the ban.
Amend the Medical Education Act as per the agreement reached on July 26, 2008.
Correct the appointments made in the Institute of Medical Studies based on seniority and to make legal arrangements for the appointment of officials in universities, councils, and establishments fairly and transparently as suggested by the Committee for Determining Criteria.
Provide sustainable free service to Bayalpata Hospital by providing regular necessary budget and to investigate and take legal action against the culprits of the Rajyalakshmi Golchha bribery scandal, Oil Corporation land purchase, Widebody, security press purchase, Durbar Marg land purchase, Omni Group drug purchase.
If the culprits of all these cases get released without taking action, the authorities should also investigate and take action against the retired commissioners.
Names given by media: Fasting doctor, Nepal’s Edhi,
Occupation: Senior Orthopedic surgeron at TUTH (Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital), Kathmandu, Nepal
Reason for Limelight: Series of Fast-unto-deaths to put pressure on the government to stop the rampant commercialisation of medical education, and to make cheap and quality healthcare available to the people of the country.
Birth: March 25, 1957 in Ramechhap, Janakpur Zone, Nepal
Residence: Kathmandu, Nepal (Doctor’s quarter at the back of the hospital)
Marital status: Unmarried
Medical education:
Health Assistant (H.A.): Institute of Medicine (IOM), Nepal
M.B.B.S.: Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
M.S. Orthopedics: Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Humanitarian works of Dr. Govinda KC
Nepali Times quoted – “Twice a year he travels to remote parts of Nepal, spending weeks conducting field clinics where he performs operations for those who can’t get to hospitals because they have sustained serious injuries during falls from trees and cliffs. KC has travelled to all 75 districts and run medical camps in 60 of them, all of them from his own personal expense.”
He has served extensively during the crisis and medical emergenices in foreign nations as well:
2001: Spent 3 weeks in Bhuj region, Gujarat, India treating the injured when a devastating earthquake hit India’s western state of Gujarat
2005: Spent 3 weeks treating the survivors of earthquake in Northwest Pakistan
2008: Spent 2 weeks in Myanmar (Burma) to help survivors of Hurricane Nargis
2010: Spent 3 weeks in Haiti after the earthquake where he performed 232 operations
2013: Went to Phillipines to treat people affected by Tsunami
Dr. Govinda KC as a Medical Professional
Professor and Senior Orthopedic surgeon at IOM, TUTH, Nepal (one of the most reputed medical school and hospital in Nepal)
Reputed as a physician with no private practice
Series of Hunger Strikes
At every attempt, the government has promised to fulfil his demands, yet never gone through with its promises. As per the correspondence in Lancet, Dr KC advocates decentralisation and distribution of medical schools and hospitals to rural areas. In Nepal, there are currently 23 medical schools, 17 of them are privately owned and all of them are located in big cities. Investment in medical schools has been a lucrative business, collecting US $ 50 000–60 000 per student. Consequently, more people are investing in medical schools without consideration of quality of education and health services.
To see the demands and achievements of previous hunger strike of Dr. Govinda KC click here.
Major Demands of Dr. Govinda KC
Health Professional Education Bill (HPEB) must be passed immediately according to the Mathema-committee report.
Medical colleges disobeying government and court orders must be dismissed immediately.
Until the formation of Medical Education Commission, the fees for all the levels of medical education shall be decided by the government.
Fees for M.D. , M.S. and M.D.S shall be finalized 22 lakhs from this academic year.
Medical Colleges Stopped in Pipeline due to GKC movement
Manmohan Memorial Medical College and Teaching hospital
Nepal Police Medical College
B and C Medical College, Teaching Hospital and Research Center
People’s Medical College
Hashtag Campaign – #iamwithdrgkc and #savedrgkc
The movement of Dr. Govinda KC has collected a widespred social media attention and doctors from all over the country have shown solidarity and support. To follow what’s going on:
Criticisms of Dr. Govinda KC within Medical fraternity
Private medical colleges had argued that Dr GKC’s recommendations would jeopardise the private medical colleges of the nation. They had demanded that the government should not take away the livelihood of employees working in the medical colleges, reduce the admission quota of students studying in medical colleges fulfilling the set criteria and neglect the domestic capital.
Under the banner of “Save Hospital Campaign”, the group of students and officials had demonstrated near Dr. GKC’s fasting spot. They said that TUTH should not be made a political playground.
Few people had claimed him to be mad, stupid, stubborn and easily influenced.
काठमाडौँ — जुम्लाबाट मंगलबार काठमाडौं आइपुगेका सत्याग्रही डा. गोविन्द केसीको समर्थनमा माइतीघरमा युवाहरुले शान्तिपूर्ण प्रदर्शन गरेका छन् । केसीको ‘फेसमास्क’ पहिरिएर सडकमा उत्रिएका युवाहरुले केसीको माग पूरा गर्न सरकारको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउने प्लेकार्ड बोकेका थिए । कुनै नाराबाजी नगरी दर्के पानीमा उनीहरुले प्रदर्शन गरेका हुन् ।
जुम्लामा १९ औं अनशन थालेका डा. केसी काठमाडौंमै अनशन जारी राख्ने गरी मंगलबार काठमाडौं आइपुगेका थिए । तर, टिचिङ अस्पताल जान खोजेका केसीलाई प्रहरीले जबर्जस्ती ट्रमा सेन्टर पुर्याएको थियो । उनले त्यहाँ उपचार लिन अस्वीकार गरेका छन् । सोलिडारिटी फर डा. गोविन्द केसी समूहले गरेको प्रदर्शनमा युवाहरुले झरीको पर्वाह नगरी सडकमा बसेर प्रदर्शन गरेका थिए ।
KATHMANDU: Dr Govinda KC has alleged that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital’s Dean and Director have held him hostage against his will.
“I intended to go to the TUTH and rode the ambulance but the vehicle changed its course midway. When I said we need to go to Teaching Hospital, I was told that we were being taken to the Trauma Centre and brought here forcefully,” the doctor is heard as saying in a video.
The doctor further said that when he refused to get down from the vehicle, police personnel forced him out of it and took him to the emergency ward of the centre.
“They claimed that I was brought here because there is high-risk from Covid at TUTH but their claims are false as there are active cases at this hospital too,” Dr KC said.
“They must have acted upon the direction of PM Oli, Director and Dean of TUTH. However, this is a violation of my citizen-rights.”
He further went on to say that this is a kidnapping and the kidnapping has been carried out by PM KP Sharma Oli. “I will not agree to undergo any tests for as long as I am not taken to the TUTH.”
The Satyagrahi had taken a flight to the capital city to continue his strike in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj. However, police apparently diverted him to the Trauma Centre instead of allowing passage to the TUTH.
The Trauma Centre is currently substituting for Bir Hospital which has been designated a Covid hospital.
Senior orthopedic surgeon Prof Dr. Govinda KC stages hunger strike in Jumla.
KATHMANDU: Medical Education Activist Dr. Govinda KC has started another hunger strike putting forth six-point demands. It is the ninth hunger strike by the senior orthopaedic surgeon.
Dr. KC, who has been volunteering at hospitals in the western region for a long time, started his hunger strike in Jumla. Local administrations earlier foiled his repeated attempt to start a hunger strike.
He has demanded immediate starting of MBBS and other programs at Karnali Institute of Health Sciences.
Dr. KC has also demanded to start teaching at Geta Medical College and Rapti Institute of Health Sciences and opening of medical colleges in Province 2, Gandaki and Doti or Dadeldhura, Udayapur and Ilam or Panchthar among others.
KATHMANDU, June 2, 2020: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has started his 18th hunger strike at Khalanga, the headquarters of Darchula, putting forward a three-point demand.
Issuing a press statement, Dr KC said that he started the fast-unto-death today at the district headquarters of Darchula.
As per the statement, Dr KC has demanded proper transportation service, quality health and education, and employment opportunities for people in the border region.
Dr KC has also demanded that the government start the process to retrieve that land encroached upon by India.
Likewise, he has also demanded that the government start working on establishing medical colleges in Gandaki Province, Dadeldhura, Udayapur, and Illam, among others.
Also, he has demanded that Geta Medical College be started at the earliest, and MBBS classes be started at Karnali and Rapti academies of health sciences.
डा. गोविन्द केसी अभियान 