Additional specialist medical teams deployed to flood-affected areas
Summary
Additional specialist medical teams have been deployed to the Bhote Koshi flood-affected areas in Nuwakot and Rasuwa to strengthen maternal, newborn, pediatric and reproductive health services. The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene is also sending essential medicines and supplies.
Key Points
- The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene is dispatching specialist medical teams to the Bhote Koshi flood-affected areas.
- Doctors from Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital and Kanti Children’s Hospital will provide maternal, newborn, pediatric and reproductive health care.
- The deployment is focused on Nuwakot and Rasuwa, where specialized services are needed after the flood.
- Essential medicines and medical supplies are being sent along with the team.
