KATHMANDU, July 11: Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said that the government was working to ensure medical treatment of VIPs within the country.

Addressing a news conference organized in the Ministry on Monday, Minister Basnet said that the VIPs would be urged to visit the hospitals in the country for their medical treatment.  He also said that the Ministry would also provide technical assistance to the VIPs for their treatment from the specialist doctors.

Basnet said that the national treasury would be preserved and the trust towards the doctors in the country would also increase from the treatment of the VIPs in the country.

Likewise, the Health Ministry said that the gap between the haves and have-nots should be fulfilled even in the health care services. "We have many doctors providing specialist services. The good doctors have been shadowed. We will ensure treatment facilities within the country so that the rich people would not have to go abroad for the treatment of minor health issues," he added.

Minister Basnet stated that diagnosis of the diseases on VIPs and possibilities of the treatments at home would be confirmed.

Minister Basnet said that 700 beds of Bir Hospital have been dedicated for free to the poor people so that they are not deprived of health care services for lack of money.

 
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