Kathmandu. Pradeep Paudel, the minister of health and population, has stepped up communication with the WHO in order to properly handle the worker health protection problem that Nepal is bringing before the next World Health Assembly. Nepal is getting ready to present this matter at the upcoming assembly as a member of the organization’s executive committee.

In this context, Minister Paudel discussed Nepal’s agenda preparation and the worldwide support that may be mobilized for it with Saima Wazed, the organization’s Regional Director for Southeast Asia, at the United Nations conference center in Bangkok, Thailand. Currently, a large number of our employees are working overseas. “We are now concerned about their health problems,” he stated, adding that “enough foundation work must be done to address the common issues of all workers in the country.”

Director Wajed responded by pledging to coordinate efforts in the hopes of gaining support for Nepal’s objectives. Nepal sent a proposal for the next World Health Organisation General Assembly after the last one, addressing the health problems encountered by Nepali workers and calling on employers to be accountable for the health of all employees. This will be brought to the next assembly on Nepal’s behalf. According to Minister Paudel, the Shahid Dharma Bhakti National Transplant Centre has already put into effect the decision to offer free testing and ongoing virtual health services to employees returning from overseas.