Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- In a bid to address the ongoing shortage of psychiatric doctors at many health facilities across the country, the Ministry of Health and Population has started imparting mental health screening and treatment training to paramedics serving at district and peripheral health facilities.

Officials hope that the training will help in addressing the growing burden of mental health problems in the country.

"We have imparted mental health screening and treatment training to 28 paramedics serving in Dolakha district," said Dr Phadindra Prasad Baral, chief of the mental health section at the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division. "Those who took part in the five-day training will carry out screening of mental health probl...