Kathmandu, Nov. 13 -- In a bid to improve the quality of healthcare services being provided to the patients, the Ministry of Health and Population has been preparing to assess minimum service standards of the state-run health facilities.

For that, a two-day training has been imparted to 36 health officials including doctors of six provinces except officials from Madhesh Province.

"Services being provided by health facilities need to be assessed on a regular basis to find the gap," said Dr Phadindra Prasad Baral, chief of the Mental Health Section at the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division. "Trained health workers will not only be mobilised for assessment but will also provide training to health workers serving under the provincial...