Nepal, Feb. 20 -- In the manifestos of political parties publicly released ahead of the March 5 House of Representatives (HoR) snap polls, health insurance and prosperous health services have emerged as common issues. Mainly, major political parties, including Nepali Communist Party (NCP), CPN-UML, Nepali Congress (NC), Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), have promised to enhance the quality of health services in their manifestos.

The UML, while releasing its manifesto on Thursday, announced that it will address financial and administrative issues in health insurance to provide accessible services to citizens, complete the construction of basic hospitals, further strengthen them, and provide international-level health services.

It plans to ...