Honorable Farewell to Health Volunteers in Palpa

Health news/Women’s health volunteers who have been active in maternal and child care for a long time have been bid farewell with respect. On Thursday, a program was organized and 11 health volunteers of the district were bid farewell with respect. The volunteers who served for more than two decades and reached the age of 60 were evaluated and bid farewell with 70,000 cash. The head of the health office of Palpa said goodbye to the health volunteers working in the maternal and child health sector after 60 years of…

Such is the political journey of Health Minister Dipendra of Lumbini

Health News .Lumbini Health Minister Dipendra Pun has taken oath. Ministers took oath at the office of the provincial chief in Butwal on Thursday evening. Pun. who is also a central member of the CPN Maoist Center, resigned from the party after the party did not give him a ticket and contested the election as an independent candidate. Pun, the MP elected from Rolpa Region No. 1 (B), defeated Amarsingh Pun, who was also the Lumbini Province President of the Nepali Congress at that time. After winning, he returned to…

“Even if there is a smell in chlorinated water, there is no harm in drinking it.”

Health news/Khimlal Pandey, director of health directorate of Lumbini province, said that chlorinated water is suitable for drinking. Stating that chlorine-containing water has some smell, he says, ‘Don’t stop drinking even if there is some smell in chlorine-containing water. Drinking chlorinated water is good for health.’ According to Pandey, it is best to drink water if it is between 0.1 to 0.5 per liter. Speaking at the orientation program of drinking water safety scheme at Bardghat water supply hall, Suman Sapkota, lab technician of health directorate of Lumbini province, said…

A trauma center will be set up at Bardghat in West Nawalparasi

Health news/It has been confirmed that a trauma center will be built in Bardghat Municipality Ward No. 2 of West Nawalparasi at a cost of 150 million rupees. Shambhulal Shrestha, Mayor of Bardghat Municipality, informed that after the Ministry of Health and Population sent a letter to Urban Development and Building Construction on January 18, confirming the multi-year contract and resources, it was confirmed that a trauma center would be built in Bardghat. Although funds have been allocated time and time again, the city will not allow the funds to…

The work of renewing the registration of private hospitals will start soon: Health Minister Khanal

Health News/Lumbini Province Health Minister Raju Khanal said that the work of renewing the registration of private hospitals in the province will start soon. Inaugurating free treatment services for Indian soldiers and ex-servicemen and their families at Edmond City Hospital in Butwal under the Government of India’s Bhupu Sainik Contribution Health Service Scheme, Health Minister Khanal said that the renovation work will start now, saying that the health-related law is in the process of being made into regulations. Minister Khanal said that before renovation, the relevant hospital will be monitored…

The health workers of Tilottama are protesting after they have not been paid for five months

Health News / The health workers working in Tilottama municipality have been protesting since they have not been paid for five months. 78 health workers working in 17 health institutions under the municipality protested after not receiving their salaries since January. Health workers have asked the municipality to arrange for quick salary, saying that it is a problem for them to manage their household expenses if they have not been paid for five months. There are 45 non-commissioned employees and 32 non-commissioned employees who are engaged in adjustment, work and…

Handover of Si-am machine machine to Gulmi Hospital by Resunga Municipality

Resham Kunwer Health News / Resunga Municipality has provided Gulmi Hospital with a Si-am machine worth 2.8 million for orthopedic surgery. On Tuesday, the municipality handed over the machine to the orthopedic specialist at Rohwar of Gulmi Hospital Development Committee Chairman. Khildhwaj Panthi, head of Resunga municipality, said that the machine was handed over to the Gulmi hospital in the district headquarters to facilitate orthopedic services. Due to the lack of specialist doctors in Gulmi Hospital, patients with orthopedic problems had to go outside the district. After the arrival of…

Improving the services of hospitals in Lumbini province

Butwal / The Minimum Service Standard (MSS) for Hospitals aspires to ensure the availability and readiness of services to deliver quality health services that are expected from them. MSS covers holistic dimensions of Governance and Management, Clinical Service Management and Support Service Management which can be compared to three parts of structure of human body. In Lumbini Province, the Minimum Service Standard was rolled out in all 13 province-level hospitals. Analyzing the status of MSS scoring, the MSS scores of hospitals are in increasing trend, with Kapilvastu Hospital being one…