Incident Reports

Health Workers in Lamjung hospital agitated

2022-09-12

Health workers working in District Hospital Lamjung have been agitated demanding guarantee of their job security. The agitated health workers have started tying a black armband on their left hand as a protest. They also staged a demonstration at the hospital gate on September 12.  The agitated health workers are demanding that the government should properly manage the staff before handing over the hospital to the government. The employees have submitted a memorandum to the provincial government, Ministry of Health and Population, Health Minister Madhu Adhikari Gurung through the Chief District Officer Sushil Vaidya, demanding job security.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to policies and regulations internal to the government bureaucracy (e.g. civil servants wages, work conditions and promotions)
Actor 1 - Number of people N/A
Actor 1 - Affiliations Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 1 - Youth noyouth
Actor 2 - Number of people N/A
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
National/Online Media

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