Incident Reports
Doctors at Maharajgunj-based Teaching Hospital stage protest in solidarity with Dr KC
2020-10-03
Doctors at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj organised a protest expressing solidarity with Dr Govinda KC on Sunday.
KC is in the 21st day of his 19th hunger strike demanding reforms in the country's medical education sector.
The doctors at TUTH staged a protest wearing symbolic black-ribbons and displaying placards.
They expressed dismay over the government’s apathy towards KC’s demands and said that they would go to any length to save his life.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Health sector/health workers, doctors |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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