KATHMANDU, April 21: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has stressed on the need to invest in qualitative health education and development of health infrastructures. 

Addressing the Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia through a video message on Thursday, President Bhandari pointed out the need to invest in the development of health infrastructures along with innovative and quality health education. She also mentioned the important lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic in this regard. 

The head of the state of Nepal also made a special appeal to the world community to bring a generous economic package for the economic revival of developing countries like Nepal. 

Stressing on the need of partnership, collaboration and mutual cooperation among states for tackling the global challenges faced by the world, she called for taking forward the perspective of 'whole region, whole world' for the interest of every nation. 

The President also talked about the negative impact climate change is posing on the economies of mountainous and island nations, urging all countries to implement in letter and spirit the commitment to reducing carbon emission for checking global warming. 

The Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia is being held from 20 to 22 April 2022 in Boao, Hainan Province of China, under the theme of “The World in COVID-19 & Beyond: Working Together for Global Development and Shared Future”.

President Bhandari expressed the confidence that the discussions in the Forum will encourage countries to adopt measures for preventing and controlling pandemic and to achieve economic recovery.

 
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