It is challenging to retain health-related human resources: Health Minister Paudel

Kathmandu: Minister for Health and Population, Pradeep Paudel, has said that though there is no crisis of health-related human resources, it was challenging to retain them.

At a programme organised today on the occasion of the 23rd Establishment Day of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Minister Paudel said there is enough number of human resources in health institutions of Kathmandu Valley, but there is a crisis in health institutions outside the Valley.

He expressed the view that it was necessary to provide incentives and discounts to make health-related human resources stay in the country through the investment of the state, as increasing the number of health-related human resources is a need of the country.

The Health Minister shared, ‘The Academy has produced many human resources and health services. It will stand as the institute producing the highest number of human resources in the health sector in the country within a few years.’

Similarly, a member of the National Planning Commission, Prof Dr RP Bichha, said the policies and programmes presented by the government for the coming fiscal year have incorporated the issues from restructuring health insurance to guaranteeing health treatment of children and senior citizens.

‘The Academy is running more than 100 programmes in various health-related fields. Human resources produced from the Academy are in every corner of the country, he mentioned.

Likewise, Vice-Chancellor of the Academy, Prof Dr Bhupendra Basnet, added that the Academy has a significant contribution to the research of medical education and the quality of the health sector.

RSS