Kathmandu. Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Poudel has said that the National Public Health Laboratory is working to increase the capacity to test all diseases.
He said this while addressing a massive health camp organized on the occasion of the 34th foundation day of Nepal Press Union in Kathmandu on Sunday. Stating that only 20 per cent tests were conducted in the public health laboratory before he became a minister, he claimed that after he became the minister, 50 per cent of the tests were conducted.
He said that an environment is being created for private hospitals to conduct tests in the laboratory itself. Health Minister Poudel claimed that the budget has been allocated to make arrangements to conduct all the tests at the National Population Laboratory so that they do not have to be sent out of the country.
He informed that 55 percent of the damaged equipment is coming into operation after repairs at the National Innovation Center.
He said, “We got the National Innovation Center to make broken equipment. 55 percent of the equipment that has been discarded is coming to work. Now the National Laboratory of Nepal, where only 20 percent of the tests were done before I came. Everyone went out for testing. At present, it has increased the capacity and about 50 percent of Nepal’s test will be done there. The government is almost the same now, we have made a situation for the private sector to make a deal there. Now we are making arrangements to conduct all the tests in the central laboratory without having to go out by bringing the budget this time. ”
Stating that the presence of the journalism world was essential for building a transparent society and maintaining good governance, he stressed the need to encourage those working in this world.
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