KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said the government has initiated a process to provide land required for the expansion of Martyr Dharma Bhakta National Transplant Centre (MDNTC).
At the first National Transplant Conference jointly organized by MDNTC and Nepalese Society of Organ Transplant, here today, Minister Basnet mentioned that the process to provide land to the center was forwarded following the direction of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.
"We will provide land in Bhaktapur and Nagarjun soon for the expansion of the Centre. The Ministry is committed to address this issue as soon as possible", he vowed.
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Minister Basnet pointed out the need of immediate amendment to the Medical Education Act to prevent human resources crunch in the health sector in future.
Similarly, a member of the House of Representatives, Rajendra Pandey, laid emphasis on amendment of the Medical Education Act, as problems had surfaced in producing technical human resources in the health sector.
Seventy-three nursing colleges were closed in lack of amendment to the Act, according to him.
Likewise, former minister Mahesh Basnet, lawmaker Ranju Jha, Centre Director Dr Pukar Chandra Shrestha, emphasized on making the Centre modern and well-equipped.
(RSS)
