Nepal and the UK signed a health partnership agreement on Monday. Following the deal, Nepal can now send the Nepali nurses to work in the UK. Secretary at the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ek Narayan Aryal and British Ambassador to Nepal, Nicola Pollitt signed the agreement amidst a program held at the Ministry today.

The nurses going to the UK for employment need not have to pay any fees. They can work there for five years.