KATHMANDU, March 31 -- CEPHED, a non-profit organization based in Nepal, organized a dissemination workshop on Compliance Monitoring of Mercury-free Healthcare Services and Mercury-free Dentistry in Kathmandu on Thursday.

The workshop was supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) of Nepal. A total of 70 representatives from different healthcare sectors attended the workshop.

A study report launched during the workshop revealed that 93% of General Health Care Facilities and 94% of Dental Healthcare Facilities had stopped using mercury-based equipment. However, Medical colleges under KU and TU are still found to be using mercury dental amalgam for their academic and practical classes...