National Measles- Rubella Province-level Immunisation Campaign has begun from Murgia of Sainamaina municipality-4 in Rupandehi from today.<\/p>\n
Chief Minister of State-5, Shankar Pokhrel, inaugurated the campaign by feeding polio drop to an infant. A programme has been set to immunize measles-rubella to 109,799 children and to feed polio drop to 130,000 children in three-phase in Rupandehi.<\/p>\n
The campaign has been be launched from February 13-21 in the first phase while second and third phases would be launched from February 25-29 and February 28-March 7 respectively. Health Officer Bheshraj Sharma said that 928 health workers and 1,628 volunteers have been mobilized for the same.<\/p>\n
Inaugurating the campaign, Chief Minister Pokhrel said that grill shutters of Lumbini Provincial Hospital have been removed as it created challenges in people’s rights to get free health service.<\/p>\n
He said Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Butwal, is the pride project of the state. Saying attempts have been made to transform Lumbini Provincial Hospital into a hospital with specialist service, the Chief Minister expressed concern for not reaching health service in people’s access.<\/p>\n
Chief Minister Pokhrel said, "Health has been mentioned as fundamental rights. The government has also announced free basic health service. But it has not been seen in practical."<\/p>\n
Whip of Nepal Communist Party in National Assembly, Khimlal Bhattarai, said that common responsibility of all was necessary towards people’s health rights.<\/p>\n
Similarly, mayor of Sainamaina municipality, Chitra Bahadur Karki, stated that health service with specialist doctors has been started at the municipality to make health service effective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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