Kathmandu, August 18:

Stating that the Ministry of Health and Population had taken the demands of paramedics positively, spoke-sperson for the ministry Arjun Bahadur Singh said efforts were on to address their demands.

“The government is trying its best to convince the paramedics not to bring health services to a halt,” Singh said, adding that the ministry had not received any complaint from the districts concerning disruption of health services.

There are over 26,000 health workers (assistant fourth level), including Auxiliary Health Workers (AHWs), Auxiliary Nursing and Midwife (ANMs), dark room assistants, cold chain assistants, laboratory assistants and malaria inspectors. The health workers have said they would not cooperate with the government unless their demands were met.