Chitwan : Chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has asserted that we should now focus on manufacturing drugs using the local herbs.
He said so at an award ceremony ‘Health Award 2075’ organized here on Sunday on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the ‘Swastha Khabar Patrika’ and first anniversary of nepallive.com.
Citing that the neighbouring countries– India and China were manufacturing drugs using Nepali herbs, leader Dahal argued that Nepal too could produce herbal medicines here in our own soil using our own herbal raw materials.
Dahal suggested that Nepal should tap Nepal’s such conducive environment for medical tourism to thrive, saying that the geographical environment of Nepal was conducive for medical tourism.
The former PM also stated that now the political stability has been established in the country and the nation has started entering to a new era.
He said that the incumbent government would evaluate its performance and move ahead taking all together.
Present on the occasion were federal parliament lawmaker Krisha Bhakta Pokharel, Bharatpur Metropolitan City Mayor Renu Dahal, President of Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), Hari Bhakta Sharma, among others who echoed with leader Dahal.
On the occasion, several medical officers and health workers and hospitals were awarded in recognition of their contribution to the health sector of the country.
Also, Chitwan-based BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital was awarded as the best hospital. RSS
