KATHMANDU, JULY 4The Narcotics Control Bureau of Nepal Police has actually rounded up 10 persons, consisting of foreigners, from Kathmandu and other parts of the nation for supposedly smuggling and pitching drugs over a period of one week. Adverse weather impact flights across the country ' MDMS changes cellphone market in the nation'

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The Medical Education Commission has estimated that more than 250,000 human resources related to the health sector would be necessary till fiscal year 2030-31. MEC made this projection on the basis of a study based on fiscal year 2020-21.

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A total of 358,938 human resources related to health, including female health volunteers and office assistants in government and private health institutions within that period would be needed, shared the Commission. Of them, 257,091 would be doctors and health workers.

Vice-Chairperson of the Commission, Prof Dr Sri Krishna Giri, mentioned that such number of human resources in the health sector was estimated on the basis of human resource that would retire and go abroad during the period as well as basic health institutions the government has been constructing.

As per the World Health Organisation, it is considered good to have minimum 4.45 health workers per 1,000 population.

A total of 234,361 human resources were needed in health institutions in fiscal year 2020- 21, only 178,309 human resources were working during the period.

The Commission projected that 16,784 MBBS doctors, 15,435 specialist consultant (MD) and 411 nursing professionals are needed till 2031.

Similarly, 3,359 Nursing Assistants (Bachelor level), 88,024 Nursing and Obstetrics Assistants (Certificate level), 2,083 Traditional and Alternative Medicine professionals (Bachelor's and Master's level), 2,118 Traditional and Assistant Physicians Technical (Certificate level) will be required.

Likewise, 2,688 human resources related to other health professions (Master's level), 23,150 human resources (Bachelor's level) in the other health related auxiliary professions and 104,039 human resources (Certificate level) in other health related auxiliary professions have to be produced by that period.

MEC stated that 57,043 Female Community Health Volunteers and office assistants, 44,800 cleaning staff and drivers would be required. The Council said 245,463 medical workforce, 54,463 female health volunteers and 42,777 office assistants, sanitary staff and drivers will be needed in 2026.

According to the MEC report, 7,659 medical human resources in the Bachelor's level, 1,684 in the Master's level and 109 in the higher than Master's level would be produced this year. Similarly, 12,102 health workers would be produced in 11 medium and basic level subjects including nursing, general medicine, dental science, ayurvedic health science, physiotherapy, and pharmacy, among others.

Ten thousand one hundred and 39 health facilities, including 7,889 government hospitals, basic hospitals, the government is constructing at local level and 2,250 hospitals in the private sector are in operation throughout the country at present.

A version of this article appears in the print on July 5, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.

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BAJURA, JULY 3Majhagaun of Swamikartik Rural Municipality got cracks due to the unseasonal rains in 2015 in Bajura. Rafael Nadal to miss out on French Open with hip injury, anticipates 2024 to be last year of tennis career Flood Risk Communication through Mural Art in Rajapur Municipality A few of the villagers took shelter in the school at night.The village depends on one of the remote areas of Bajura. Individuals in the town are impoverished.They face severe food crisis throughout the year. According to the rural town, as numerous as 300 villagers of 51 families are at high danger of food crisis. Kids, senior and females, among other target groups, have actually been facing problems. Residents stated that the Dalit households might not get relief products despite the fact that they were at high risk.Rural town Chairman Bharat Bahadur Rokaya stated that some of the families would come to school for shelter. He stated that the whole village is at high danger of natural catastrophe. He stated that the rural town could not discover appropriate land to relocate victims.A variation of this article appears in the print on July 4, 2023, of The Himalayan Times. As lots of as 51 homes of the town are at a high danger of landslide.Lank Bahadur BK, a local, stated the villagers panic when they see dark coulds in the sky. He included that there was a lake below the village and landslide above the town had actually required individuals to take safety measures. Locals said that they were compelled to go to the neighboring Muktikot Basic Level School when it began to rain. BK said a landslide happened in the middle of the village last year and the town received fractures. He said the land in the town and surroundings got the cracks.

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KATHMANDU, JULY 3The ruling alliance meeting has consented to propose Uddhav Thapa of Nepali Congress as the chief ministerial candidate in Koshi province. Ruling alliance forwards NC's Thapa as chief minister in Koshi Ruling alliance seeks votes for its typical prospects

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DHANGADI, JULY 3Lumpy Skin Disease has actually rapidly spread throughout Sudurpaschim Province, causing the death of approximately 11,000 animals. The outbreak has affected all nine districts, with Doti, Achham, and Bajhang being the most affected areas, especially those along the Indian border. The majority of roads in Sudurpaschim Province obstructed due to landslides Minister Singh passes away in Bajhang jeep accident This consists of 79,188 cows, 77,471 bulls, 39,888 calves, and 5,051 buffaloes.The illness manifests through symptoms such as development of little and big swellings on various parts of the animal's body, along with high fever, inflamed eyes, drooping ears, anorexia nervosa, extreme salivation, and foaming from the mouth. Dairy production in lactating cows and buffaloes can decrease by as much as 80 percent leading to significant financial losses for farmers.Proper management of sheds, tidiness, and routine vaccination are advised by vets to manage the disease.Due to lack of a specific treatment method, management of infected animals depends on addressing their signs. The doctor in charge of the Livestock Disease Research Laboratory in Dhangadi emphasied the need for regional authorities to designate spending plan for disease control because it has reached epidemic proportions in the province.Hemraj Awasthi, the chief doctor of the Regional Livestock Training Centre in Dhangadi, reported that lots of farmers have actually suffered loss due to the disease-related deaths of their cows and oxen, impacting those dependent on dairy farming and cattle raising.The Department of Livestock Services encourages separating contaminated cows and buffaloes from the herd and offering rest, tidy water, and appropriate medication, such as Paracetamol or Meloxicam, to ease fever.To minimie illness spread, contaminated and uninfected areas should be kept different, wounds ought to be cleaned, and antiseptic ointment must be used to affected areas. Animals with various swellings may require antibiotic injections, as advised by experts.A variation of this post appears in the print on July 4, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.

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KATHMANDU, JULY 3The Election Commission today sent out an integrated draft of the new Election Bill, proposing some sweeping reforms. These consist of the provision to disallow people chosen to your house of Representatives and province assemblies under proportional representation system from contesting the PR election for the third time, and to bar individuals who have actually lost election from contesting election once again from other constituencies throughout the same period of the chosen body, with the exception of byelection from the same constituency. Deuba moots election system change ' Two govt ministries yet to alright Civil Service draft expense' Citizens who can not vote on election day, can vote earlier. The bill proposes to fix election date so that everyone will know which day of which year the election will take place.The bill likewise proposes to disallow a member of a political celebration from becoming a candidate from another political party during election without renouncing the membership of his/her party.The costs proposes that court shall need to adjudicate election related cases where the eligibility of the prospect is challenged, within 6 months.Parties will be required to field a minimum of 33 percent women prospects under the first-past-thepost election system. If a party picks to contest only one post of chair and deputy chair of regional levels, then the celebrations should field a woman candidate.Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya stated the expense incorporated 7 election-related laws and it was targeted at making sure 100 cent per cent ballot in the election. We have included provisions that could assist maintain election stability. Arrangements associated with no vote, counting at the polling centres, option to cast votes ahead of elections are a few of the significant reforms that we have actually tried to introduce in the brand-new bill, Thapaliya said, and added that there were special arrangements for members of gender and sexual minority. We have actually included new provisions that are presently being practiced in other nations, Thapaliya said and included that the EC expects the legislature to add some more progressive arrangements but not to drop the reforms it has suggested. We can always aim to move ahead but not go back, Thapaliya said.He said the EC anticipated the federal government to sign up the new costs at the Parliament in the next 3 weeks.Former chief election commissioner Neel Kantha Uprety said that the arrangements proposed by the EC deserved appreciation as these arrangements were required to bring prompt reforms in the election system. He stated barring people from contesting PR elections more than 2 times, making sure 33 percent ladies's candidateship in FPTP election, arrangements related to no vote and ballot rights for Nepalis living abroad was essential provisions. In the past, the federal government watered down the election expense draft. We hope this time the federal government does not drop the reforms proposed by the EC, Uprety said and added that if political parties and lawmakers took a get in touch with the expense remembering their individual interests, they may dilute the expense and the stakeholders needed to defend against such tendency.A version of this post appears in the print on July 4, 2023, of The Himalayan Times. According to a press release provided by the EC, the costs proposes to give voters the option of no vote. The costs proposes that if no vote portion reaches 50, the election will be nullified. Counting could begin at ballot centres and tenure of the elected representatives shall be counted from the day they are elected.Provisions shall be made to permit Nepalis living in foreign nations to cast votes from their respective places.

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