The decision is part of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoPH)’s initiative to ensure easy access to basic healthcare facilities for people living in metropolis.[break]
The District Public Health Office (DPHO) of Kathmandu said that the ministry has already released some budget to set up the clinics.
The ministry has also provided furniture and necessary equipment to those clinics. “The delay in the release of budget, has slowed down the process,” chief of DPHO said, adding, “All the clinics will come in operation within this fiscal year.”
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has been operating a total of 21 urban health clinics in its 35 wards. The KMC has decided to set up the new clinics in Saraswatinagar of ward no 34, Ranibari of Ward no 3, Dhalko, Chetrapati of ward no 17, Ombahal of ward no 23 and Old bus park of ward no 31.
As per KMC’s record, people visit the urban health clinics in Kathmandu mainly for services like immunization Dots-Plus and contraceptives.
The DPHO said 189 volunteers working at the urban health clinics in Kathmandu will get Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) training in this ongoing fiscal year.
The DPHO has allocated Rs 3,000 as uniform allowance and additional Rs 4,500 as security fund per FCHV.
Various reports in the past showed the people living in metropolis have poor access to health care facilities compared to those living in remote villages.
The government does not run health posts, sub-health posts and primary health care centers in metropolis. Under the new program introduced by DPHO, the metropolis will have to contribute equal amount of money to set up the clinics.
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