The ministry a few days ago had asked for applications for volunteer health workers in prevention and control of coronavirus
KATHMANDU
RSS
The Ministry of Health and Population has urged doctors who studied MBBS on scholarship at institutes, council, medical college and health organizations under government ownership to come in contact with the ministry.
Senior Medical Superintendent at the Policy, Plan and Monitoring Division of the Ministry, Dr Pawan Jung Rayamajhi, has urged the doctors who studied under government scholarship to come in contact within five days.
The Ministry, as per its plan to mobilize specialist human resources pursuing their MBBS education under government scholarship, is to ask the health institutions to provide such doctors for the prevention and control of coronavirus infection.
The Ministry has asked such health institutions to file applications for required specialist human resources by coming Monday. Around 2,000 health workers have shown interest to volunteer for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
Joint-Spokesperson at the Health Ministry, Dr Sameer Kumar Adhikari, said that the ministry few days ago had asked for applications for volunteers in prevention and control of coronavirus infection and a total of 1,935 health workers had filled up application forms showing their interest for the same.
The volunteer health workers would be deputed as per demand and necessity at district, local levels and other places, added Dr Adhikari.
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