Nepalmountainnews Report | 12 Jul 2008
All the state-owned and non-governmental hospitals, nursing homes and private clinics resumed their service from Saturday morning after the Nepal Medical Association (NMA) and government reached to the agreement for the smooth operation that had halted following the death of patient at Everest Nurshing Home in Capital a couple of days ago.
Minister for Health and Population Giriraj Mani Pokharel said that the talks were fruitful and doctors agreed on the proposal forwarded by the Ministry. He said that the Ministry had drafted a six-point agreement and written to NMA to call-off the strike.
Minister Pokharel said that the Ministry has sent a bill of Health Professional Protection Act to the Constituent Assembly expected to be approved soon.
President of NMA Dr. Chop Lal Bhusal confirmed that they called-off the strike after the chief secretary pledged to forward a bill regarding the security of doctors and governmental, non-governmental, private clinics and nursing homes to the Constituent Assembly. The Ministry also committed to arrange for necessary security of doctors.
Medical professionals abstained from work in the hospitals protesting the mistreatment of doctors at the Everest Nursing Home by some groups over the death of a patient recently.
Doctors have been demanding security to medical professionals, and action against those who attacked Everest Nursing Home. NMA has demanded for the enactment of Health Professional Protection law immediately.
Dr. Bhusal said, "We demand that the Ministry formulate a law for the security of doctors and ban all kinds of strike in the hospitals."
Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population Dr. Bishnu Prasad Pandit said that the Ministry would do the needful to address doctors’ demands.
The NMA had organised a sit-in programme at the premises of the Ministry of Health and Population on Friday morning at 11 am.
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