- Wednesday, 5 November 2025
WHO Director General Tetros appreciates Nepal govt campaign against COVID-19
Kathmandu, April 22 (RSS): Visiting Director-General of the World
Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has appreciated the Nepal
government's national campaign against COVID-19, saying that it was effective
management.
He praised Prime Minister Sher
Bahadur Deuba for such effective works that most of the eligible people were
vaccinated against coronavirus with smooth management.
During the courtesy call, he paid on
PM Deuba today, visiting Director-General Dr Tedros viewed the Nepal government's
strategy for control and prevention of COVID-19 as effective, according to PM's
press coordinator, Govinda Pariyar.
On the occasion, Dr Tedros also
extended thanks to the Nepal government for launching the vaccination against
typhoid among children- the first in South Asia. Another compliment made by him
was Nepal's progress on various health indicators, including a child and maternal
mortality over a short span of time.
In response, PM Deuba informed that the government had introduced various programmes to make health services more
effective. He also extended gratitude to the WHO for its assistance to Nepal in the control of coronavirus and others.
PM Deuba expressed the view that the Nepal government was ready for multilateral cooperation in the health
sectors including capacity building of health workers.
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