Currently, we lag behind at quality health services in our country. Gennext’s young readers share their thoughts on the health service of Nepal on our Facebook page.
“The health service that we get here in Nepal is not trustworthy in comparison to ones that we can get in foreign countries,” says Arjun
Thapa Magar.[break]
In addition, says Magar, the hygiene, nutrition and sanitation in Nepal are of poor quality, particularly in the rural areas. “Despite the low quality, it is still beyond the means of most Nepalis,” adds Magar who believes that provision of health care services are constrained by inadequate government funding. “The poor and excluded have limited access to basic health care due to its high costs and low availability. The demand for health services is further lowered by the lack of health education,” he says.
Rupak Raj Sunuwar Thuguch believes that in the case of our country, the more we pay, the better health services we get. “We have good doctors here but they somehow aren’t willing to provide health benefits to those who can’t afford expensive health care,” he points out.
Likewise, Grishma Gautam also says that there’s a clear divide between who gets good health care service and who doesn’t, based on the money they have. “People who have enough money can go and treat themselves in a private hospital but what about those who have less money?” she questions. “The condition of government hospitals is poor,” adds Gautam. While she feels that the services are a bit better in some main cities, Gautam says that it’s a sad fact that people in rural areas lack proper health services.
“The scenario of health services in Nepal is similar to the scenario in which one gets a well decorated parcel as a gift and finds it empty on unwrapping it,” comments Suresh Mukhiya. “Government announces lots of budgets for the health sector but ordinary citizens don’t get these facilities. Although Nepal has both public as well as private sector’s equal participation in enhancing public health system, we are at 139th position in life expectancy according to the WHO 2010 data,” he states.
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