Incident Reports

16 doctors resigned from Emergency Department in Bir Hospital

2020-11-04

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Expressing dissatisfaction with the administration, 16 doctors of the emergency department of Bir Hospital resigned on November 4. They alleged the administration for lowering their morale by threatening them to work 96 hours a week instead of encouraging them amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. Similarly, in the resignation letter, it is also mentioned that the hospital did not pay the Dashain allowance and even paid less than the actual salaries. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Other forms of non-violent protest
Primary Cause Labor disputes, not including civil servants
Secondary Cause Healthcare Management
Actor 1 - Number of people 16
Actor 1 - Affiliations Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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