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Doctors withdraw protest programs



KATHMANDU: The Government Doctors’ Association of Nepal (GODAN) has stepped back from its all protest programs. The GODAN was agitating over some points in the employees’ adjustment bill. It demanded some correction in the document.

After receiving an  assurance from the government to address its demands, the GODAN has stopped all of its protest programs.  “We were assured by the Ministry of Health and Population that later would take initiation to address our concern,” GODAN said in a press statement today.

GODAN delegation on Saturday had sat for talks with the Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli and former Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal regarding the issue, GODAN Chairman, Dr Dipendra Pandey said.

It demands include guarantee of government doctors under the federal government and career enhancement opportunities for those doctors deployed at the local and province levels.

 

 

Publish Date : 03 March 2019 13:08 PM

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