Basic hospitals will be brought into operation from July 17: Minister Paudel

Kathmandu, June 23: Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has expressed commitment to bring basic hospitals into operation from the beginning of the new fiscal year.     

Responding to queries related to Ministry of Health and Population raised during discussions on the Appropriation Bill, 2082, Minister Paudel mentioned that around 700 such hospitals would be brought into operation from July 17. "Basic Hospital Operation Standards 2081 has been approved and implemented. A total of one billion rupees has been allocated for its implementation", he shared.     

The Health Minister shared that the Ministry has started preparation to recruit 2,500 human resources every year in order to recruit 12,000 human resources gradually in five years managing from the budget of the coming fiscal year.     

The Ministry has also started organization and management (O&M) survey of health sector, he added, a budget of insurance programme has increased as compared to current fiscal year in order to make health insurance systematic.     

Sharing that Rs 100 million has been allocated for reimbursement of the treatment of burn injuries for free to poor citizens, Minister Paudel claimed that arrangement of enough budget has been made to end the situation of people having to die due to lack of treatment of burn injuries due to financial inability.     

Preparation has been made to conduct treatment of pediatric diabetes in all provinces free of cost, he argued.(RSS)