Nepal, April 16 -- A meeting of the Medical Education Commission (MEC) chaired by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has formed an 11-member task force to review the number of MBBS and BDS seats, and the fee structure in private medical colleges.

The task force, coordinated by Dr Deepak Kafle, secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, has been given a 10-days ultimatum to submit its suggestions and recommendations.

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Members of the task force include Dr Bikas Devkota, Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Population; Dr Mohan Sharma, Dean of the Institute of Medicine at Tribhuvan University; Dr Manoj Humagain, Dean of the Faculty of Medica...