KATHMANDU — The District Public Health Office, Kathmandu, has begun its annual health review program to assess the health activities carried out during the fiscal year 2081/82.

The program, which commenced on Monday, was attended by Arjun Prasad Sapkota, Director of the Health Logistics Management Division, along with health section chiefs and representatives from all ten municipalities within Kathmandu district.

During the session, Satish Bishta from the Public Health Office presented the office’s achievements, challenges, and future plans. Similarly, Sagar Prasad Ghimire, Chief of the Planning and Public Health Division at the Bagmati Province Ministry of Health, shared the ministry’s accomplishments and upcoming strategies.

Speaking on the occasion, Shobha Aryal, President of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Kathmandu Chapter, said that the FNJ, as a civic organization, has always shown keen interest in public health issues. She expressed the branch’s readiness to provide necessary promotional support and collaboration in the implementation of health programs.

Representatives from all 11 municipalities of Kathmandu district, as well as institutions including the Civil Service Hospital, Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu Medical College, and Manmohan Memorial Hospital, are scheduled to present their reports during the program.

The programme was chaired by Basanta Adhikari, Chief of the Kathmandu District Public Health Office. The programme will continue until Tuesday.