The first decision made by Health and Population Minister Pradeep Poudel on June 31, after becoming the minister, was fully implemented within two months of his becoming the minister. As the first decision, he approved the Cancer Control Strategy 2030.
Cancer treatment services are available in all seven provinces of the country after cancer treatment services were expanded through Bharatpur Cancer Hospital in the presence of Minister Paudel at the Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences in Gandaki province on Monday. He said earlier that the cancer treatment services in Bhaktapur and Bharatpur under Bagmati province and Nepalganj in Lumbini have reached five more provinces within two months.
Through Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Biratnagar in Koshi Province and Narayani Hospital Birgunj in Madhesh Province, BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Institute in Bharatpur through Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences in Gandaki, Surkhet Provincial Hospital in Karnali and Seti Provincial Hospital in Dhangadhi in Sudurpaschim Province have signed an agreement to provide cancer testing and treatment services.
Minister Paudel had also mentioned expanding cancer treatment services in his plans and priorities announced on July 27th.
Informing that the first announcement made by him has been fully implemented, Minister Paudel said that in the next phase, the services of human organ transplantation and heart treatment can also be expanded.
Minister Paudel said, ‘Along with cancer, we have taken a policy to expand human organ transplant and heart treatment services. Minister Paudel’s secretariat said that since the services of the federal cancer hospital will be obtained from the extended hospital, both expenses and time will be saved. Now they will get more help in the service and quality of the hospital with expanded services.
The secretariat has said that this will be effective as services will be provided through the expanded hospital by sending satellite clinics and their skilled manpower. Before this, only three hospitals under the association have been providing cancer treatment services.