The Ministry of Health and Population has started preparations for necessary preparedness for the prevention and control of pandemic during the monsoon. 

Health Minister Pradip Paudel held a preparation meeting which took six decisions regarding response and prevention in view of the possibility of different types of infection, diseases and pandemic in the rainy season.  

During the meeting with health officers involved in disaster response and pandemic control today, Minister Paudel directed them for preparedness by identifying the problems on time. 

According to Minister Paudel's Private Secretariat, the Department of Health Services would make necessary preparations for the management of cleanliness and clean water by identifying the places vulnerable to outbreak of pandemic. 

Similarly, the National Health Education Information and Communication Centre would carry out activities for the dissemination of effective information up to local levels for raising awareness on the use of clean water.  

The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division would collect necessary information and forward preparation by holding virtual meetings with rapid response teams of all local levels. 

The Division would update the details of those trained for health related disaster control and assign them in all seven provinces as per the need. 

Likewise, necessary preparations would be initiated by coordinating with the National Emergency Operation Centre and Provincial Health Emergency Operation Centre.  

The meeting took the decision where the Department of Health Services would submit the proposal in the ministry within a week in order to amend the 'Infectious Disease Act, 2020' as per the changing context and need.