INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, May 29
In its tender to supply free basic health services to people, the government has allocated a budget of Rs 68.78 billion
for health and population sectors.
Health services shall be made accessible and qualitative
It has also promised to supply dependable primary health services at local health facilities.
Grants have been increased to Rs 2.2 billion
for deprived citizens for treatment against eight types of diseases
Budget has been allocated for treatment of diseases like cancer, blood presdegree and diabetes.
fresh programmes have been formulated to
bring all Nepalis under insurance policy
Health insurance covering basic health services shall be made available from all local health centres
A budget of Rs 6 billion has been allocated to introduce health insurance schemes in all the districts.
Necessary budget has been allocated
for free tests for cervical and breast cancer among women, manageing vaccine against cervical cancer and for providing safe motherhood and
reproductive health services
A campaign for full immunisation shall be run at ward-level.
A sum of 2.22 billion has been appropriated for new-mothers& travel expenses
The government has also allocated a budget of six billion for Kid Health and Nutrition Programme.
The government has decided to supply Rs
3,000 as transportation allowance to 52,000 female community health volunteers.
It has also allocated budget to run special programme for
prevention of sickle-cell anaemia
The government has allocated Rs 1.82 billion budget to help prevent tuberculosis, AIDS and sexually transmitted disease and leprosy.
It has
allocated five billion rupees to set up one primary health facility with one doctor, in each local level
The government has also allocated Rs 5.57 billion for completion of under-construction hospital buildings
Rs 1.26 billion has been allocated to upgrade 15-bed primary hospitals.
As per the policy to upgrade at least one hospital from each
province to supply special services, Rs one billion has been allocated to upgrade Koshi Hospital, Bharatpur Hospital, Narayani Sub-regional
Hospital, Bheri Zonal Hospital and Dadeldhura Sub-regional Hospital.
Rs 400 million has been allocated for set upment of Ramraja Prasad
Singh Hospital in Rajbiraj
Budget has been allocated for the construction of infrastructure for Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre
The government has allocated budget to construct a cancer hospital in Siraha, for extended services of BP Koirala Cancer Hospital and for
services related to respiratory diseases at GP Koirala National Centre.
A grant has been managed for set upment of human organ matching test
at Human Organ Transplant Centre, Bhaktapur
The government has appropriated Rs 400 million for betterment of Bir Hospital.
Central Health Laboratory shall be upgraded to National
Modernised diagnostic centres shall be functiond in all provinces within three years
The government has put an absolute ban on smoking and drinking in public places.
The government is set to encourage ayurvedic, homeopathic,
yunani, acupuncture, amchi and naturopathy treatment methods
Basic health services shall be made available round the clock in primary health facilities through tele-medicine services.
Senior citizen
allowance sees an increment of Rs 1,000 (up from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000).
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