Efforts on to provide free treatment service to citizens: CM Lama

Hetauda: Chief Minister of Bagmati province, Bahadur Singh Lama, has said efforts are underway to provide free treatment service to the citizens.

Addressing the annual review seminar of the Health Directorate, Bagmati Province, organized in Hetauda today, Chief Minister Lama urged the Health Ministry and subordinate bodies to bring such programmes informing the citizens about unhealthy lifestyles.

‘Consuming inedible and non-certified foods and adopting an unhealthy lifestyle create health problems. So we have forwarded programmes making people aware of daily life and food to stay healthy and encouraging them to live a healthy life. Cooperation of all is necessary for the same,’ he underlined.

Similarly, the Health Minister of Bagmati Province, Kiran Thapa Magar, mentioned that there is a remarkable improvement in the health sector with the implementation of federalism, adding the health service has been made easy, smooth and accessible to all. He expressed commitment to move ahead correcting the weakness made in the past.

Likewise, Minister for Forest and Environment, Krishna Prasad Silwal, expressed the view that all including employees, health workers and political leaders should be responsible for the improvement of the health sector.

Chiefs and representatives of the District Health Office, Hospitals of Gandaki Province, as well as chiefs and representatives of offices under the Health Ministry, are participating in the three-day seminar.

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