Foreign returnee medical students left in the lurch as authorities concerned turn blind eye to their plight

KATHMANDU: At a time when the country is bracing for the third wave of Omicron variant of COVID19, foreign returnee medical students have been left in the lurch due to apathy of the authorities concerned.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology instructed Medical Education Commission (MEC) on January 6, 2022, to form a task force to manage foreign returnee medical students. Medical students returning from various foreign universities, including in China, have yet to complete their MBBS internship and thus coursework.