Access To Health Service
PRIME Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that
development of health sector was very necessary for the development and progress of the
country and expressed government’s commitment to make health care service easily
accessible and affordable to all people in the country. Addressing a function organized by
Maternity Hospital on the occasion of its 42nd anniversary in Kathmandu the other day,
Prime Minister Deuba lauded the role played by the Maternity hospital in providing
maternity health care services to millions of women in the country. The health status is
one of the indicators of country’s development level. Nepal’s health status is
one of the poorest in the world. Poverty is the main cause of all ills of the society
including poor health status. In the same way, poor health of the people also contributes
to create poverty. Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world. Many people die of
easily preventable diseases every year. The case of women in Nepal is even worse. Many
women die every year because of maternity related complications. In view of this, His
Majesty’s Government has accorded high priority to make health care facilities
available to all people in every nook and corner of the country. In this connection
various activities have been carried out in the field of health with the objective of
making the health care services easily available to the general mass through the
improvement and extension of basic health services. As a result of government’s
increased efforts over the past few decades, the condition in the health sector has
improved to a certain extent. However, situation is still far from satisfactory. There are
relatively better health care facilities in the urban areas. However, people in the rural
and remote areas continue to suffer due to the lack of health services. Nepal is basically
a rural and hilly country and majority of the people live in the rural areas. Thus,
efforts must be made to make the health care facilities easily available and improve
health services in the rural areas. Right to health is one of the universally accepted
human rights. The government has also accepted this right of the people. Various
international donors have been actively supporting the efforts of the government to make
its slogan of " Health For All" a success.
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