JUMLA, Feb. 27 -- Dhanendra Bohora of Tila Rural Municipality - 2 went to a nearby health post to get paracetamol tablets following a severe headache last week. Staffs at the health post turned him away stating that all the medicines at the health post were out of stock, including the paracetamol. "There are no medicines in the store. It's empty," he quoted them as saying.

Paracetamol is one among the 35 types of basic drugs that the government is supposed to avail for free from all its health facilities across the country. However, the lack of the availability of these drugs in these health centers is very disappointing for the patients.

"There is no point in arguing with officials at the health post if the medicine is unavailable ther...