INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, September 2
The Parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee has suggested that the government prepare a more
effective strategic plan for preventing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The parliamentary committees suggestion comes amidst growing
cases of COVID-19 throughout the country in recent days
It has also suggested the government to formulate an efficient plan for mobilising the retired health workers, public health experts and
organisations involved in various social works at the community level
The committee president Sashi Shrestha said they have urged the government to become serious about the issue of all of the infected persons
not getting access to tests and observation by health workers in time, due to the provision of keeping the COVID-19 infected persons in home
isolation.
The committee said this provision also made the monitoring and follow up difficult
A latest decision taken by the committee meeting held virtually states, The government should take the responsibility for the management and
treatment of the infected persons for whom it is not possible to stay in home isolation at a safe and reliable place as the infected persons
staying in home isolation by themselves without adopting the required health safety precautions heightens the risk of infection transmission
to others.
The committee members have also drawn the governments attention to the possibility of the situation becoming scarier unless there
is policy to address such issues in time
It has directed the government to provide PPEs, face shields, gloves and masks to health workers and security personnel working on the
frontline for the prevention and control of the coronavirus pandemic.
The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee has stressed the need
to give special attention to provide motivation and social security to such human resources mobilised in the risky situation.
The committee
has urged the government and the political parties to mobilise the cadres of their youth and sister organisations in the task of raising the
awareness of the general public about the health safety measures to be adopted, the risk of coronavirus and the process of availing medical
services.
The committee meeting reached a conclusion that it was the responsibility of the government to protect the lives of citizens at
It has suggested the government to disseminate adequate information to the public regarding the COV- ID hospitals and to make arrangements
for the accessibility of medical goods including medicine.
The parliamentary committee has also directed the government to take action
against people misbehaving with the health workers and the individuals and institutions refusing to provide treatment.
The government was
also urged to coordinate with the provincial and local levels with technical support, financial management, construction of isolation
facilities, speeding of the contact tracing and operation of mobile service for expanding the tests.
A version of this article appears in
e-paper on September 3, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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