Kathmandu- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has said that health insurance should be made more effective with the aim of improving the access and use of quality health services.

In the 12th meeting of Patan Institute of Health Sciences, the Prime Minister and Chancellor ‘Prachanda’ emphasized on the need to support the aim of ensuring health services for all on the basis of social health insurance.

Pointing out that the local levels are making positive efforts to make the health insurance program successful, Prime Minister Prachanda said, ‘I believe that the agreement signed with the Lalitpur Metropolitan Municipality to provide health services with experts to make the national health insurance program a success will become a model program for the country.’

Prime Minister Prachanda expressed his belief that the health services provided by the institution to the general public will be made more standard and agile in the future and expand the access of more and more people to the hospital services.

Mentioning that the hospital has expanded its services according to the needs of the citizens by adding various services and technologies in time, Prachanda recalled that it has made a significant contribution to the testing and treatment of those infected with the global epidemic of Covid-19.

The Prime Minister pointed out that it is equally necessary to promote international level study and research in the field of health science and to emphasize the production of skilled and quality health manpower required for the country and instructed the institute to go in that direction.