Manma, Jan 17 : Raskot Municipality of Kalikot has provided free health services to its folks.
The municipality has come up with
the service delivery through the 'Mayor Health Care Programme'. As part of the
initiative, the municipality has reached out to the doorsteps of the locals to
provide free of cost health services.
Mayor Dharma Raj Shahi shared that
the municipality has been freely providing services such as health check-up of
pregnant women, distribution of old-age social security allowance and medicines
to senior citizens and patients with asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure
reaching to their doorsteps.
"We have been delivering
integrated public services at the doorsteps of the local residents", he
shared, adding, "SMS alert service is being provided to lactating mothers
and pregnant women within the municipality".
Health insurance of senior citizens
and the people with disabilities has been done, the municipality informed. All
citizens have come under the reach of health insurance, the mayor claimed.
"The municipality itself has
arranged insurance for the economically weak and disadvantaged as well as the
senior citizens", Shahi further informed.
As many as 10,000 population have
so far received health related services under the 'Mayor Health Care
Programme', the municipality shared. (RSS)