medical-education

Grassroots democracy promotes good health

N[]/dropcapepal’s medical system continues to suffer from lack of access, affordability and equity. Government hospitals are under-funded, under-staffed and under-motivated. Private clinics...

KC’s fast highlights Nepal’s Covid-19 failure

Last week, Nepal’s Health Ministry said it would recommend another lockdown if active Covid-19 cases crossed 25,000 mark.Given that 5% of coronavirus...

A conflicting stance

Devprakash Tripathi in Ghatana ra Bichar, 29 JanuaryNCP Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal recently expressed strong support for the sovereignty of Venezuela’s elected...

Doctors solidarity with Govinda KC

Nagarik, 31 JanuaryDoctors across the country have taken to the streets to protest the government’s inaction on Govinda KC’s demands and his...

Govinda KC fast-unto-death in Ilam

Bhim Chapagain in Nagarik, 10 JanuaryGovinda KC, who has been on 15 fast-unto-death protests to demand reforms in medical sector, began his...

Police duped Govinda KC

Onlinekhabar, 30 JulyNew information shows the government purposely propagated lies to force Govinda KC to come to Kathmandu from Jumla, where he...

What’s so funny?

Cartoonists in the Nepali language press have been obsessed with Govinda KC’s hunger strike, which ended after 26 days on Thursday. They...

Two-thirds empty

The Oli administration is arguably the strongest government Nepal has had since 1990. It wields de facto control over the legislature, executive,...

Starving for Justice

On the 26th day of his 15th hunger strike, his longest yet, the Government finally met all nine of Govinda KC’s demands to...

Absolute power numbs absolutely

Usually, politicians of all hues everywhere tend to suffer from short-term memory loss. It is a coping mechanism to wiggle out of...