Nepal, Jan. 2 -- Nepal's healthcare sector has suffered gross neglect of successive governments. They have failed to invest in the sector, or to bring reforms and recruit competent personnel. The meagre budget set aside for health each fiscal year, with only Rs95.81 billion allocated this year-an increment of just a 0.3 percent increment from last year-is far from enough to ensure a healthy Nepal, let alone meet Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Widespread corruption is another problem plaguing the sector. No matter who leads the health ministry, they are happy with business-as-usual rather than intent on introducing vital reforms. This in turn has led to brain drain among health personnel, and many are jetting abroad in search of be...