KATHMANDU: The National Planning Commission (NPC) has prepared a draft to adopt a strategy to ensure basic, specialized and quality health services to all the citizens, including preventive and curative services. NCP made the draft of the 15th plan public with a vision of producing healthy, productive, responsible and happy citizens.
NCP plan for the financial year 2019/2020 to 2020/2021, has taken up the strategy to advance the ayurvedic, homeopathy and other medical system while further expanding and improving mother-child, children and adolescents-friendly and reproductive health and family planning services.
Likewise, a sustainable health finance system is aid to be developed by increasing investment in the health sector while developing skills health workers at the federal, state and local level hospitals and health centers, on the basis of population distribution, geographical situation and needs. Presently, around five percent of the total budget of the government is allocated for the health service. The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests allocation of at least 10 percent of the budget.
The 15th plan has also given priority to collaboration with the private and non-government sector, while ensuring the leading role of the government in the health sector. An integrated measure for preparedness and response would be adopted for public health disaster management.
Furthermore, the scope of Nepal Health Research Council would be amended to suit the changing times, while expanding its reach to the State level, integrating the health information system, increasing use of data at the policy making level, minimizing health risks from migration and including health in all policy through multi-sectoral coordination.
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