Health Ministry demands additional 2, 100 healthcare professionals
The Ministry of Finance held a discussion with the Ministry of Health and Population regarding the implementation of the budget for the current fiscal year, 2025/26.
During the meeting, the Ministry of Health and Population proposed the recruitment of an additional 2,100 healthcare professionals including doctors and nurses at the federal level to support the expansion of specialized services to the province levels and the upgrading of federal hospitals, according to the Secretariat of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Bishnu Prasad Paudel.
Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, voiced the critical need for increasing the healthcare workforce to extend services to the province levels and to enhance the overall efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery.
The meeting also discussed various issues, including the national health insurance scheme, social security measures, the provision of free medicines for children, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Bir Hospital facility in Duwakot of Bhaktapur, and challenges related to burn treatment services.
PM Oli reaches Dubai
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has reached Dubai as a stopover flight to Turkmenistan to attend the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries.
The PM is visiting Turkmenistan to attend the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries which is scheduled to take place in the City of Awaza on August 5-8.
The PM landed at Dubai International Airport at 3 am local time.
Nepal’s Ambassador to UAE Tej Bahadur Chhetri and other officials welcomed the PM in Dubai.
The Nepali delegation left Kathmandu for Dubai at 11:55 last night by a flight of FlyDubai.
PM Oli is visiting Turkmenistan at the official invitation of President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and UN General-Secretary Antonio Guterres.
Ishwor Pokhrel appointed as acting UML Chair
CPN-UML senior Vice Chairman Ishwor Pokharel has been appointed the party's Acting Chair.
He took charge of the party's Acting Chair with party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli leaving for Turkmenistan last night.
Prime Minister Oli left for Turkmenistan to attend the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries.
Chairman Oli assigned the party's senior Vice Chairman as the acting Chairman in accordance with Article 21 (2) of the UML Statute, Chief of UML's Publicity Department Rajendra Gautam said.
Prime Minister Oli is scheduled to return home on Friday night.
DPM Singh appointed acting PM
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh has been assigned to work as acting Prime Minister.
President Ram Chandra Paudel assigned Singh to take up the PM’s job in the absence of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Prime Minister Oli last night left for Turkmenistan to attend the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries.
The President has, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal, assigned Deputy Prime Minister Singh to carry out the daily administrative jobs of the Prime Minister during the PM's absence, the Office of the President has stated.
