KHOTANG, Jan. 31 -- Bhupendra Rai, chairperson of Chuichumma Rural Municipality - 1 has faced many problems in life. Most of them are related to his visits to health centers. During emergencies, Khotang locals never had access to health facilities on time, he reminisces. Over the years, health posts opened up in villages and relieved the residents. However, these health posts have not been able to cater to the need of the people adequately. "For serious illnesses, we still have to rush to hospitals in faraway cities," he notes. Let alone major illnesses, these days a health post in Yamkha village is not even providing basic health services.

"The health post has not been providing services to the locals fully because of the ongoing constr...