Ministry Appoints Focal Persons for Disaster Health Response
Summary
The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene has named focal persons to coordinate emergency health response during disasters, including medical teams, provincial coordination, and epidemic prevention. It has also launched a Disaster Health Support Coordination system to link the public, health workers, and health institutions.
Key Points
- The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene has designated focal persons for disaster-related health emergency coordination across thematic areas.
- Dr. Hemantachandra Ojha and Dr. Roshan Neupane will handle overall emergency coordination and emergency medical team mobilization through HEOC.
- Provincial coordination and federal team deployment have been assigned to officials including Dr. Phaneendra Prasad Baral, Dr. Sameer Kumar Adhikari, Dr. Prakash Gyawali, Shankar Kandel, Dr. Prashant Napit, and Praveen Karki.
- The Ministry has launched the Disaster Health Support Coordination system to connect people, health workers, and health institutions during disasters.
