Rs 68 million released to purchase free-distributed medicines

Rs 68 million released to purchase free-distributed medicines


Dadeldhura, Feb 9: The Ministry of Health has released Rs 68.7 million to various hospitals in nine districts in the Far West Region to purchase medicines to be distributed by the government free of cost.

The hospitals that are entitled to the amount include Far Western Regional Health Directorate, District Public Health Offices and other various four hospitals.

The budget has been released in two phases in the Nepali month of Bhadra and Poush to purchase necessary medicines and beneficiary health institutions have been directed to make available the medicines at the earliest, said concerned DPHO.

Of the beneficiaries, as much as Rs 7 million has been released to the Directorate. Likewise, Rs 1.5 million has been allocated each to Jogbudha Hospital in Dadeldhura, Malekheti Hospital in Kailali and Gokuleshwor Hospital in Darchula.

Similarly, DPHOs in Kailali, Baitadi, Kanchanpur, Achham, Doti, Bajhang, Dadeldhura, Bajura, Darchula are entitled to Rs 6.7 million, Rs 6 million, Rs 5.7 million, Rs 5.6 million, Rs 5.4 million, Rs 5.2 million, Rs 4.5 million, Rs 4.8 million and Rs 4.8 million, respectively. RSS

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