KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that health insurance should be made more effective to improve the access and use of quality health services in the country.

Speaking at the 12th assembly of Patan Institute of Health Sciences, Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Institute Dahal stressed the need to realize the state's goal of ensuring health services for all based on social security and health insurance.

Lauding the positive efforts of the local levels in making the health insurance scheme successful, the Prime Minister expressed the belief that the agreement reached with Lalitpur Metropolitan City to provide specialist health services to make the national health insurance program a success will become a model for the country.

He also expressed his belief that the health services provided by the PIHS to the general public will be of higher quality and efficiency in the future, with access to more people.

Prime Minister Dahal also recalled the institute's significant contribution to the treatment of those infected with COVID-19.

On a different note, PM Dahal emphasized the need for international-level study and research in the field of health science and the production of skilled and quality health human resources.

PM Dahal said development and prosperity are not possible until the common citizen is healthy, stressing the need to make quality and accessible health services accessible to all citizens.

"The country's economic and social transformation is possible when the citizens are fit and healthy," he said.

Stating that it is the best initiative on the part of the Academy to provide community-based services, the Prime Minister, who is also the Chancellor of PAHS, suggested that the Academy should further make its programs stronger by incorporating similar programs.

He said, "I want to draw the attention of the Ministry of Health and Population to forward such types of programs from other academics and educational institutions."

Stating that most of Nepal's territory is occupied by rural areas, PM Dahal pointed out the need to expand health service access to the rural level by producing skilled health workers motivated by the spirit of social responsibility to provide quality healthcare service in rural areas.

He explained, "I direct the Academy to improve its services to benefit significantly the citizens who are lagging in the human development index and have less access to quality health services." 

Minister for Health and Population, Member of the National Planning Commission, Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, and Vice-Chancellors of different academies were present on the occasion.

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