Health Ministry asks doctors to come in its contact

KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population has asked doctors who have studied MBBS in scholarship at the Institute, council, medical college and health organization under the government ownership to come to the Ministry’s contact.

Senior Medical Superintendent at the Policy, Plan and Monitoring Division of the Ministry, Dr Pawan Jung Rayamajhi, asked those doctors to come to the Ministry’s contact within five days.

The Ministry, as per its plan to mobilize specialist human resources pursuing their MBBS education under government scholarship, will also ask the health institutions to provide such doctors for the prevention and control coronavirus infection.

The Ministry has also asked these health institutions to file application for required specialist human resources till coming Monday.

As many as 2,000 health workers have shown their interest to volunteer for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

Joint-Spokesperson at the Health Ministry, Dr Sameer Kumar Adhikari, informed that the Ministry had asked for applications for volunteering in prevention and control of coronavirus infection a few days ago.

According to him, a total of 1,935 health workers had filled up the application form showing their interest for the same.