Minister Rana said that nursing is not just a profession but a humanitarian service and emphasized that it should be evaluated alongside agriculture.
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Foreign Minister Arju Rana Deuba has said that nursing is not only a profession for the home, community and nation but also a humanitarian service.
In a program held here on Thursday, she said, 'The entire activity related to service and nursing from childhood to old age should not be seen only as a profession or a job, it It is also a humanitarian service.' The assessment of nursing activities at the home, community and national level is low and its contribution to the economy is not investigated While explaining, Minister Rana said that the contribution of this sector in the country is close to that of agriculture, mostly women bear its disproportionate burden, this has blocked women's participation in economy, politics and public life.
Nepal has recognized the need for change, she said that the 16th plan has placed nursing care at the center of our development vision for the first time. Minister Rana said that the investment in the field of services and nursing should be seen as a high return investment and not as an expense. And at least that opportunity is in favor of 60 percent of women, she said.
Stating that since decades ago, they have continued their tireless efforts to maintain safe motherhood and gender equality in the Far West and other areas of the country, Minister Rana discussed that as a result, reducing the maternal and infant mortality rate in the country has led to achieving the goal of sustainable development.
