Bhaktapur Hospital prepares to operate CT scan, mammogram machines The Bhaktapur Hospital is preparing to operate CT scan machine soon. The Ministry of Health of Bagmati Province, has already purchased a machine for Rs 80 million. Kathmandu 20 Dec, 2024
Health Ministry's directive to provide minimum wages to health workers including nurses The Ministry of Health and Population has directed the bodies concerned to make provision of minimum wages to all health workers, including nurses, working at health institutions. Nepal 13 Dec, 2024
NHRC expresses concern over lack of disabled-friendly infrastructures The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed its concern over people with disabilities (PWD) facing the lack of accessibility to the service provider agencies making it tougher for them to avail services and facilities. Nepal 04 Dec, 2024
Health Ministry increases organ donation incentives twofold Govt has announced an increase in the monetary incentive for families of posthumous organ donors, raising the amount to NPR 200,000 per family. Health 24 Nov, 2024
Doctors are not allowed to work in private clinics during duty hour Health and Population Minister Pradip Paudel has said that doctors are not allowed to work in private hospitals and clinics during their duty hours in government hospitals. Nepal 20 Sep, 2024
Private hospitals non-committal in operating own pharmacy: KMC The private hospitals are found non-committal to the directive of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) requiring them to run their own pharmacy. Kathmandu 30 Jun, 2024
Kathmandu metropolis arranges 374 beds for helpless at 52 hospitals The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has arranged 374 beds at 52 hospitals for the free treatment of helpless and poor people. Kathmandu 04 Jun, 2024
Health Minister urges Kanti Children's Hospital not to deny treatment to needy patients The Health Minister pledged ministry support for the expansion of beds and ICU facilities to admit a higher number of patients. Kathmandu 27 Mar, 2024
Govt to Introduce 'National Cancer Control Strategy' The Ministry of Health and Population convened a consultation meeting with stakeholders on Sunday, coinciding with World Cancer Day-2024, to address the issue. Kathmandu 04 Feb, 2024
Right to health: Some suggestions Over the last few months, Health and Population Minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet has incessantly spoken about ensuring the right to health that all Nepalis should enjoy. I am taking the opportunity offered me by this column to respectfully address minister Basnet with some humble suggestions and ideas. Opinion 13 Sep, 2023
'Disclose details of patients getting free medical services' The Ministry of Health and Population has instructed all the health institutions to disclose the details of free health care services being provided by them by allocating 10 per cent of the beds to needy patients. Health 03 Aug, 2023
Bir Hospital launches VIP, VVIP wards Beds have been added so patients get treatment for all sorts of diseases, said the minister. Kathmandu 25 Jul, 2023
