With this, telemedicine service has now started in district hospitals in 25 mountainous districts across the country. The programme that has been started by the Ministry of Health and Population is expected to benefit rural people who have been deprived of quality health services due to geographical and technical difficulties.
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal inaugurated the telemedicine and SAARC telemedicine programme, which will have the Central Coordination Desk at Patan Hoispital, amidst a function in the Capital today and said the service may turn beneficial to provide comfortable and easy excess among the rural people.
It has been difficult to take quality and affordable health services establishing infrastructure due to geographical and technical problem saying the government has been committed to provide primary health services.
During the programme, Prime Minister Nepal said the authorities concerned should be serious to make health services effective and rural oriented.
Similarly, Minister for Health and Population Umakanta Chaudhary said the programme will be effective to take expert´s service to the villages.
Secretary at Health and Population Ministry Dr. pravin Mishra, Indian Ambassador in Nepal Rakesh Sood, SAARC Secretary Shree Kanta Shilwal, Vice-Chancellor of Patan Academy of Heath and Sciences Dr. Arjun Karki including others said the telemedicine service will assist providing quality service among the rural people.
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Quelle/Source: Republica, 21.01.2011
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