Myagdi. A decade after the establishment of a health unit at Dadagaun of Malika Rural Municipality-3, it has started its service from its own building. Established in 2071 BS, the unit has been operating from a rented house for 11 years.
According to Malika-3 ward chair Moti Prasad Budha, the service has been operated by constructing a new building with the facilities of the health unit. The health unit established for more than 300 households of Dadagaun, Khaten, Aula, Syaglung, Igre and Saragdi Tole, which was unable to reach the erstwhile Room VDC-level health post at Rumgaon, was operating in a narrow room of a rented house. After operating the health unit from its own building, the service delivery has become much easier.
There are health workers, treatment, medicine storage, assistance, office chief’s room and meeting hall on the ground floor. The first floor of the building has rooms for two families. Malika rural municipality constructed the health post building at a cost of Rs 15.98 million with special grant from the federal government.
Deepak Sapkota, chief of the technical section of Malika rural municipality, said the building was constructed through different contracts in the fiscal year 2079/80 and 2080/82. The new building has been put into use by managing fencing and furniture from the budget of the current fiscal year.
The birthing centre (maternity home) building is under construction with a special grant of Rs 10 million from the federal government in the current fiscal year. The second floor of the building is over. Malika rural municipality, which has seven wards, has a basic hospital in Darwang and a health post in other wards.
Ward Chair Budha said that the community health unit has been set up at Patle for the residents of Lumpipar and Patle in Malika-3, who are unable to reach the health unit at Dadagaon. The construction of the health post building except Ward No. 1 Niskot has been completed. Preparations have been made to construct a health post building in Niskot through the Ministry of Urban Development.
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