Doctors are neither businessmen nor God There is a legal and social debate on whether the medical profession is a service or a business. The incident in which the consumer court accused doctors of negligence and demanded compensation has hurt the morale of doctors. While doctors are trying to fulfill their professional religion and humanity, the judicial system needs to ensure justice. Is the medical profession a business or a service? This question is worth thinking about. Some recent legal developments have brought the medical profession and healthcare to the center of a big debate. The consumer court has accused Om, Grande City, and Himal hospitals. And has ordered the doctors assigned to treat them to pay compensation on charges of negligence. Although this order will make many Nepalis happy. But the Nepali doctors who serve the same Nepalis are not only angry, their morale has been deeply hurt. Their own Nepali doctor friends who have gone abroad are saying, ‘You said you wou...
Consumers are embracing organic food Consumers are confident that organic agricultural produce produced in the villages is healthy and nutritious. However, the question of whether the food products being bought and sold in the market as organic, local and pesticide-free are truly organic, local and pesticide-free remains unanswered. Consumers are losing faith in organic food products because there is a lack of adulteration and certification in the market. Agricultural experts said that it is necessary to ensure that chemical fertilizers and pesticides are not used to certify organic. The government has been suggested to implement an organic certification and monitoring system. 12 Ashad, Kathmandu. Kusum Dhakal from Babarmahal, the federal capital, Kathmandu, paid a high price for Jumla organic beans from a shop selling ‘organic’ food products nearby and took them home. However, when she cooked them, the beans were not cooked properly. After that, Dhakal felt that she had been chea...