Incident Reports
Health workers stage sit-in in front of Ministry of Health and Population
2020-12-27
The Joint Struggle Committee of trade unions and professional unions working in the health sector staged a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Health and Population on December 27. The coordinator of the sit-in program, Dr Lochan Karki, said they resorted to the protest after their 18 points demands were not fulfilled.
The demands include free treatment of COVID-19 and other complex diseases, an increase in the number of isolation centres, increase in testing, contact tracing, and other facilities for health workers.
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 |
| Secondary Cause | Healthcare Management |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| 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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