Nepal, May 21 -- The government had included a plan in its policies and programs to introduce MBBS-level education at four locations, including Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan.

In line with this policy, MBBS classes have commenced at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS) and Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (PoAHS). However, the MBBS programs at Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan and Bir Hospital have been put on hold.

According to the hospital's chairman, Raju Paudel, although Bharatpur Hospital has fulfilled all necessary criteria to run MBBS classes, it has not been able to proceed due to the lack of approval from the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS). "Educational programs in health sciences have been running here since 2069 ...