Private Hospitals Association Objects to Government Directive on Free Beds
Summary
The Association of Private Health Institutions of Nepal (AFIN) objects to the government's directive requiring private hospitals to provide 10 percent free beds for poor patients, citing impracticality and lack of consultation.
Key Points
- AFIN strongly objects to the government's directive mandating 10 percent free beds for poor patients in private hospitals.
- The government directive's language is seen as ambiguous and impractical by AFIN.
- Private hospitals provide health services to 70 percent of citizens without government aid, and the directive could put them in crisis.
- AFIN submitted a memorandum to Minister Nisha Mehta highlighting their dissatisfaction and calling for reconsideration.
