Health and Population Minister Pradeep Paudel's invitation to Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Nepal's health sector
Experts in the health sector of Nepal and China have suggested moving forward by adopting the mutual digital health system. They also insist on intensifying cooperation as a benefit of rapid development of technology and good neighborliness.
They expressed this opinion at the program on "Future Connection of Health Services: Nepal-China Digital Health Cooperation" organized by the Nepali Consulate General in Guangzhou, China, through virtual and physical means on Thursday evening.
Health and Population Minister Pradeep Paudel sent a video message inviting Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in Nepal's health sector. Minister Paudel says that China has been supporting Nepal's health services since the past. He also appreciated China's help and support in Nepal's Ayurvedic health sector since Covid. He recalled that Nepal and China have had friendly relations since history and this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and China.
Bagmati Province Health Minister Kiran Thapa Magar said that the health sector has taken a leap with the contribution of technology in recent times. He said that the digital health system will be useful in remote areas of Nepal. Recalling that China has been regularly providing health assistance to Nepal since the big calamities, Minister Magar expressed that he wants Nepal's health sector to benefit from China's technology.
Digital technology is not a luxury but an inclusive necessity, he says. He also mentioned about the technical support that Bagmati province received from China for health upgrading. He said that Nepal's health sector wants to benefit from the latest advanced technology from China as a global digital leader.
Consul General Bharat Khanal recalled China's incomparable support from the civil hospital to the 2015 earthquake or the Covid-19 epidemic in Nepal. He says that the effectiveness of the digital health system will increase as the next era is technology-friendly. "Accessible and accessible health care is possible only when the concept of digital health care can be developed for everyone," he said. He said that Nepal government has also prioritized digital technology and cooperation is expected from China, which has made leaps in technology.
Tang Linfang, deputy director general of the Guangdong Health Commission, pointed out that cooperation between Nepal and China can be done in health promotion. He also presented information about the benefits of digital development and use in Kwangtung province.
Recalling the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli last December, Zhou Ruihua, Deputy Director General of Guangzhou Health Commission, discussed mutual friendship and cooperation. He said that since Kwangtong province is the leader and main contributor in digital health innovation, Nepal can also benefit from it.
Representatives from Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Sun Yatsen Hospital, Southern Medical University Hospital, Kwangtong Pharmaceutical University, medical entrepreneurs, private hospitals, Nepali medical students studying in China, and Nepalese who are seeking employment attended the program.
