HoR meeting: MPs call for making safe motherhood programme fully cost-free
Summary
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have demanded fully free safe motherhood services, saying the state should cover pregnancy through childbirth under the maternal protection programme. MPs also drew the government's attention to the Bhotekoshi flood relief effort and disaster risks near a mine in Nawalpur.
Key Points
- RSP MP Tosima Karki said free maternal services should cover the entire safe motherhood process, not only childbirth.
- She cited the case of Babita Kumari Paswan, who was reportedly neglected by Gajendra Narayan Singh Hospital in Saptari and gave birth on the street.
- MPs also called for urgent implementation of the 'No Denial in Labor' policy and action against inhumane treatment in hospitals.
- Other lawmakers raised concerns over Bhotekoshi flood rescue and relief, and warned about smoke from the Dhaubadi iron mine area in Nawalpur.
